Special Education

When a child is having a harder time dealing with school activities, communicating with other children and people or behaving like he is expected to, he is most likely in need of special attention from professionals and experts. These children with special needs, like any other young individuals, have the right to undertake modern education. However, because of their special difference, these children with special needs have to immersed into formal learning through a special way – special education. But how can schools provide such education to children with special needs?

Special education usually involves systematic planning and monitoring of teaching procedures, equipment and facilities. This process usually diverts from standard teaching methods, so as to help children with special needs gain knowledge and skills that would allow them to become achieve success personally and academically.

Schools providing education for children with special needs usually use one of the four teaching approaches.

1. The inclusion approach entails having children with special needs spend at least half of their academic time with other students who do not have special needs. Students with special needs may attend more intensive instructional sessions.

2. The mainstreaming approach entail having children with special needs attend classes with student without special needs during specific time periods based on their skills. On other period, students with special needs are placed in separate classes.

3. The segregation approach involves having students with special needs attend classes designed exclusively for them. They do not spend time with children without special needs.

4. The exclusion approach involves having children with special needs excluded from school. They may receive one-on-one instruction or group instruction.
With these approaches, schools providing special education could give children with special needs a good opportunity to gain knowledge and skills that fit their mental and physical capacities.