This report describes the combined classroom model (CCM) that was implemented for one academic year in a pilot classroom that served approximately 28 students, 3 students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD), 6 students with learning disabilities (LD), and 19 students without disabilities, in grades 4 and 5. Staff included a general education teacher, a resource teacher, and three teaching assistants. Data corroborating the viability of the CCM, including student and parent satisfaction are presented. Finally, teacher ratings indicated that the problem behaviors of students with EBD were within a normative level the last 2 months of the academic year.
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