LESSON 1: FUNDAMENTALS OF
PSYCHOLOGY FOR
EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN
WHAT IS EXCEPTIONAL?
Exceptional (in Oxford Dictionary)
 Unusual; not typical.
Exceptional (Child)
 Mentally or physically
disabled so as to require
special schooling.
Timeline of Special Education in the
Philippines
1902 – American Regime
 Gen. Superintendent of
Education Mr. Fred Atkinson
found a census of deaf and
blind school-aged children in
Manila and reported it to the
Secretary of Public
Instructions.
 The deaf and blind were
found in a census of school-
aged in Manila and nearby
provinces. He proposed that
these children in school were
like other children.
1907 – Special Education Program
Formally Started
 Mr. David Barrows, Director
of Public Education, worked
for the establishment of
Insular School for the Deaf
and Blind in Manila.
 Delight Rice- an American
educator, was the first
administrator and teacher of
the Special School.
 The School for the Deaf and
blind at present is located at
Pasay City.
1926 – 1949
 The Philippine Association
for the Deaf (PAD) composed
mostly of hearing-impaired
members and special
education was founded.
 The Welfareville Children’s
Village in Mandaluyong,
Rizal was established by the
government.
 Mrs. Maria Villa Francisco-
was appointed as the first
Filipino Principal of the
school for the deaf and the
blind (SBD).
 The National Orthopedic
Hospital opened its school
for Crippled Children (N
OHSCC) for young patients
who had to be hospitalized
for long periods of time.
 Inauguration of the Quezon
City Science High School for
gifted students.
 The Philippine Foundation
for the Rehabilitation of the
Disabled (PFRD) was
organized.
1950 – 1962
 Philippine Association for the
Deaf opened a school for
children with hearing
impairment.
 Elsie Gaches Village (EGV)
was established in Alabang,
Muntinlupa and Rizal to take
care of abandoned and
orphaned children and youth
with physical and mental
handicaps.
 The first week of August
1954 was declared as Sight
Saving Week.
 The private sector supported
the government’s program
for disabled Filipinos.
 Elks Cerebral Palsy Project  The Manila Youth
Incorporated was organized Rehabilitation Center
by the members of Lodge (MYRC) was opened.
No. 761 of the Benevolent  DEC issued Circular No. 11
and Protective Order. s. 1962 that specific
 The First Summer Institute Qualifications od Special
on teaching the Deaf was Education teachers.
held at the School for the  PFRD sponsored the Second
Deaf and Blind in Pasay City. Pan Pacific rehabilitation of
 The Bureau of Public handicapped persons.
Schools (BPS) of the  Experimental integration of
Department of Education and blind children at the Jose
Culture (DEC) created the Rizal Elementary School in
Special Education of the Pasay City.
Special Subjects and  The first National Seminar in
Services Division. Special Education was held
 The components of the at SBD in Pasay City.
special education included:  In the areas of hearing
o Legislation impairment, mental
o Teacher training retardation, and mental
o Census of giftedness under RA 5250,
exceptional children the Training of DEC teacher-
and youth in schools scholars at the University of
and community the Philippines commenced.
o The integration of  The PGH opened classes for
children with its school-age chronically ill
disabilities in regular patients.
classes
1971 – 1980
 Rehabilitation or residential
and special schools and  DEC issued a memorandum
materials production. on Duties of the Special
 Baguio Vacation Normal Education.
School ran courses on  The Juvenile and Domestic
teaching children with Court of Manila established
handicaps. the Tahanan Special School
 Baguio Special Education for socially maladjusted
Center was organized. children and youth.
 The American Foundation for  The First National
Overseas Blind (AFOB) Conference on the
opened its regional office in Rehabilitation of the Disabled
Manila. was held at the Social
 Some private colleges and Security Building in Quezon
universities started the offer City.
special education courses in  When the DEC reorganized
their graduate school into the Ministry of Education
curriculum. Culture (MEC), the Special
Subjects and Services was
abolished.
  Proclamation 1605 declared  Three special schools were
1977 to 1987 as the Decade opened:
of the Filipino Child. o Cebu State College
 The First Camp Pag-ibig, a Special High School
day camp for handicapped for the Deaf
children was held on o Siaton Special
Valentine’s Day in Balara Education Center in
Quezon City. the Division of
 MEC issued Department Negros Oriental
Order no. 10 that designated o St. John Maria de
regional and division Vianney Special
supervisors of special Education Learning
education programs. Center in Quezon
 The West Visayas State City
College of Iloilo City started  Batas Pambansa 344
its teacher training program enacted the Accessibility
and offered scholarships to Law.
qualified teachers.  Batac Special Education
 The Bacarra Specila Center in the Division of
Education Center, Division of Ilocos Norte was organized.
Ilocos Sur and the Bacolod  Establishment of the
Specila Education Center, Philippine Institute for the
Division of Bacolod City Deaf (PID) an oral school for
opened. children with hearing
 Marked the Creation of the impairment.
National Commission  Summer Training for
Concerned Disabled Persons teachers of the Visually
(NCCDP) later renamed Impaired started at the
National Council for the Philippine Normal University.
Welfare of Disabled persons  DEC issued order No.14 that
or NCWDP through directed regional offices to
Presidential Decree 1509. organize the Regional
 The Bureau of Elementary Special Education Council
Education Special Education (RESC).
Unit conducted a two- year  The third week of January
nationwide survey of was declared as Autism
unidentified exceptional Consciousness Week.
children who were in school.  DEC Order No. 5
 The school for Crippled “Reclassification of regular
Children at southern Island teacher and principal items
Hospital in Cebu City was to special education teacher
organized. and special schools’ item
 United Nations proclaimed was issued.
the observance of the  No. 108 Strengthening of
international year of Disabled Special Education Programs
persons. for the Gifted in the Public
School System.
1982 – 2000
 No. 448 Search for the 1999
Special Education for the
Gifted.
 DECS order No. 11
Recognized Special
Education Centers in the
Philippines.
 Implementation of
Administrative Order No. 101
DECS and CHED to provide
architectural facilities or
structural features for
disabled persons in all state
colleges, universities, and
other public buildings.