Lincoln-Way Area Special Education

The Structured Teaching and Learning Room (STLR) is a full day program for kindergarten through fifth grades located in age-appropriate general education buildings within the Lincoln-Way Area Special Education Cooperative. The STLR program is designed to provide intense instructional support focused on communication, social skills, sensory needs and positive behavior to students in a small, structured learning environment. There is an emphasis on the use of visuals, concrete language, reinforcement and routine.

Students in STLR utilize a variety of curriculum resources that may be alternated or modified to best meet each of their individualized needs. Instruction is designed to provide intermediate to intense instructional support to students in a small structured learning environment. STLR students participate in the general education setting for fine arts, physical education, as well as in non-academic settings such as lunch, recess, field trips, etc., as appropriate.  

Speech/language therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, hearing itinerant, and/or vision itinerant services are also available to students who are determined to be eligible for the services. In accordance with Illinois service provider best practices, the Cooperative requests an occupational therapy prescription and requires a physical therapy prescription annually prior to providing these services