SPECIAL

EDUCATION
• SPECIAL EDUCATION
- IS A BROAD TERM THAT
DESCRIBE A WIDE VARIETY IF
INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES THAT
ARE BASED ON A CHILD’S
INDIVIDUAL NEEDS.
 - THESE INTERVENTIONS ARE
DESIGNED TO HELP INDIVIDUALS
WITH SPECIAL NEEDS ACHIEVE A
HIGHER LEVEL OF PERSONAL SELF-
SUFFICIENCY AND SUCCESS IN
SCHOOL AND IN THEIR COMMUNITY.
 OBJECTIVE OF
SPECIAL EDUCATION
• TO DEVELOP THE MAXIMUM
POTENTIAL OF CHILD WITH SPECIAL
NEEDS TO ENABLE HIM TO BECOME
SELF-RELIANT AND SHALL BE
GEARED TOWARDS PROVIDING HIM
WITH THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR A
FULL AND HAPPY LIFE.
• THE DEVELOPMENT AND MAXIMUM
OF LEARNING COMPETENCIES, AS
WELL AS THE INCULCATION OF
VALUES TO MAKE THE LEARNERS
WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AS USEFUL
AND EFFECTIVE MEMBERS OF
SOCIETY.
• THE INTEGRATION OR
MAINSTREAMING OF LEARNERS
WITH SPECIAL NEEDS INTO THE
REGULAR SCHOOL SYSTEM AND
EVENTUALLY INTO THE
COMMUNITY.
BASIC PHILOSOPHY
OF
SPECIAL EDUCATION
“EVERY CHILD WITH SPECIAL
NEEDS HAS A RIGHT TO AN
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM THAT
IS SUITABLE TO HIS NEEDS”.
“SPECIAL EDUCATION SHARES WITH
REGULAR EDUCATION BASIC
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE
EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM TO FULFILL
THE RIGHT OF THE CHILD TO
DEVELOP TO HIS FULL POTENTIAL”.
PROMINENT PEOPLE
IN THE
DEVELOPMENT OF
SPECIAL EDUCATION
• JEAN MARC GASPARD ITARD
• THOMAS HOPKINS GALLAUDET
• SAMUEL GRIDLEY HOWE
• DOROTHEA DIX
• G STANLEY HALL
• ANNE SULLIVAN MACY
EXCEPTIONALITY
• AN INDIVIDUAL OR A CHILD WHO
HAS A N EXCEPTIONALITY HAS
SOME AREA OF FUNCTIONING IN
WHICH HE OR SHE IS
SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT FROM
A ESTABLISHED NORM.
 CATEGORIES
OF
EXCEPTIONALITIES
• ACTIVITY:
DIRECTION: IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING
SENTENCES.
1. IT IS ABOUT THE COMBINATION
OF HEARING AND VISUAL
IMPAIRMENT.
2. IS A COMMUNICATION
DISORDER OR A VOICE
IMPAIRMENT THAT ADVERSELY
AFFECTS A CHILD’S
EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE.
3. AN IMPAIRMENT IN VISION
THAT EVEN WITH CORRECTION
ADVERSELY AFFECTS A
CHILD’S EDUCATIONAL
PERFORMANCE.
4. IT IS DEFINED AS A BONE,
JOINT OR MUSCLE-RELATED
DISABILITY THAT IS SEVERE
THAT IS NEGATIVELY AFFECTS
CHILD’S PERFORMANCE.
5. IS A DISABILITY
SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTING
VERBAL AND NON-VERBAL
COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL
INTERACTION.
ANSWER:
1. DEAF-BLINDNESS
2. SPEECH OR LANGUAGE DISORDER
3. VISUAL IMPAIRMENT
4. ORTHOPEDIC IMPAIRMENT
5. AUTISM
• ASSIGNMENT:
- HAVE AN ADVANCE
READING ABOUT THE
MODELS OF DISABILITY.
THANK YOU!!