SPECIAL EDUCATION

Introduction

Special education is governed by federal law in most educational jurisdictions. Under Individuals Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), special education is defined as:Specially designed instruction, free of charge for parents to meet the unique needs of a child with a disability.

Special education is in place to provide additional services, support programs, specialized placements, or the environment to ensure that the learning needs of all students are provided (Groof, 191). Special education provides qualifying students at no cost to parents. There are many students who have special learning needs and these needs are met through special education. A number of special education institutes will vary depending on need and the educational jurisdictions. Each country, state, or educational jurisdictions have different policies, rules, regulations and laws that govern what special education.

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

Typically, the types of exceptionalities / disabilities will be clearly defined in the law of the jurisdiction of the surrounding special education. Students qualifying for special education support are the needs that are often in need of support that goes beyond what is normally offered or received in a normal school / classroom settings.

Child suspected of needing special education support, as a rule, be sent to a special committee of education at the school. Parents, teachers, or how you can make a referral for special education. Parents should have all the necessary information / documents from a community of professionals, doctors, and other external agencies and to inform the school of the child's disability, if known before the start of school. Otherwise, as a rule, the teacher to notice anomalies and will refer any concerns to parents, which may lead to the Special Committee needs at the school level. A child who is considered at the special education services will often receive the assessment (s), evaluation or psychological testing (again, it depends on the educational jurisdiction) to determine if they qualify for special education programming / support.

Once the child is entitled to extra support, individual training plan / program (IEP) is developed for the child. IEPS will include goals, objectives, activities and additional support needed to ensure the child has reached their maximum educational potential.

Hearing

Some students who are hard of hearing may hear only specific frequencies or sounds within a certain volume range. They may largely depend on hearing aids and lip reading. Some students who have hearing problems may never know, or only occasionally use sign language. Students, who are hard of hearing, face speech impairments due to their inability to hear their own voice clearly.

Being deaf or hard of hearing can affect students in several ways. They may have difficulty following lectures in large halls, particularly if the acoustics cause echoes or if the speaker talks quietly, quickly, or it is not clear. People who have a hearing loss may be difficult to simultaneously watch demonstrations and follow verbal descriptions, especially if they are watching sign language interpreters, Subtitle display, or lip speaker.

Students who have difficulty hearing can use hearing aids. Students who use ...