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Special education aims to meet the unique needs of students with disabilities by providing individualized, specialized instruction (1). It differs from general education by tailoring goals, teaching methods, and materials to each student (2). The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act requires free, appropriate public education for students ages 3 to 21 and mandates related services and assistive technology to help students access the curriculum (3).

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Special education aims to meet the unique needs of students with disabilities by providing individualized, specialized instruction (1). It differs from general education by tailoring goals, teaching methods, and materials to each student (2). The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act requires free, appropriate public education for students ages 3 to 21 and mandates related services and assistive technology to help students access the curriculum (3).

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THE PURPOSE AND PROMISE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION

First, let us know what Special Education is. Special Education is educating students
in a way of meeting the unique needs and abilities of each student with a disability or better
known as exceptional children. When we state exceptional children means they are
differently able because they are not capable of doing their task like those other children that
are regularly able. This also includes children who experience difficulties. We create different
ways, different methods, and techniques to teach them properly so that they will be able to
cope with the least supervision, and it’s our target. To be able to perform their task with
minimal supervision, meaning they can do things on their own.
Special education is different from general education because it is individually
planned, specialized, intensive, and goal-directed instruction that is reserved for children with
disabilities, who need a unique and different special education. General education is a public
education of the masses whereas special education is the education of individuals with special
needs; learning to teach individual children. The learning goals and objectives are selected for
each child based on assessment results and from parents' input. Same with the teaching
method and learning materials, it is selected/ or adapted for each child.
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) has six major principles: zero
rejection; nondiscriminatory identification and evaluation; free appropriate public education;
least restrictive environment; due process safeguards; and parent and student participation
and shared decision making. IDEA requires the government to provide special education
services to children ages 3 to 5. Requiring schools to provide related services and assistive
technology that children with disability need to access and benefit from special education.
Some educators say that labeling disability has a negative impact on children and the
perception of others can lead to exclusion. And children may only think of what they cannot
do instead of what they can do; stigmatize a child and lead peers to reject the labeled child;
teachers may hold lower standards for them. However, others believe that it is a must in
providing needed intervention. We label it because of the possible advantages; it can provide
access to accommodation and services; it recognizes meaningful differences in
learning/behavior; protective response in which peers are more accepting of the atypical
behavior; and classification helps professionals communicate with one another.
Special educators and families are encouraged to work as partners because this creates
relationships and the best environment for any child to learn and grow.

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