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'''Special education''' is the [[education]] of students with special needs in a way that addresses the students' [[individual]] [[differences]] and needs. [[Ideally]], this [[process]] involves the individually planned and [[systematically]] monitored arrangement of teaching procedures, adapted equipment and [[materials]], [[accessible]] settings, and other [[interventions]] [[designed]] to help learners with special needs [[achieve]] a higher level of [[personal]] self-sufficiency and success in school and [[community]] than would be available if the student were only given [[access]] to a typical classroom education.

'''Special education''' is the [[education]] of students with special needs in a way that addresses the students' [[individual]] [[differences]] and needs. [[Ideally]], this [[process]] involves the individually planned and [[systematically]] monitored arrangement of teaching procedures, adapted equipment and [[materials]], [[accessible]] settings, and other [[interventions]] [[designed]] to help learners with special needs [[achieve]] a higher level of [[personal]] self-sufficiency and success in school and [[community]] than would be available if the student were only given [[access]] to a typical classroom education.

 

Common special needs include learning difficulties, [[communication]] challenges, [[emotional]] and [[behavioral]] disorders, [[physical]] disabilities, and developmental disorders.[1] Students with these kinds of special needs are likely to benefit from additional educational [[services]], different approaches to teaching, access to a [[resource]] room and use of [[technology]].

Common special needs include learning difficulties, [[communication]] challenges, [[emotional]] and [[behavioral]] disorders, [[physical]] disabilities, and developmental disorders.[1] Students with these kinds of special needs are likely to benefit from additional educational [[services]], different approaches to teaching, access to a [[resource]] room and use of [[technology]].

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_giftedness Intellectual giftedness] is a [[difference]] in learning and can also benefit from specialized teaching [[techniques]] or different educational programs, but the term "special education" is generally used to specifically indicate instruction of students whose special needs reduce their ability to learn [[independently]] or in a classroom, and gifted education is handled separately.

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_giftedness Intellectual giftedness] is a [[difference]] in learning and can also benefit from specialized teaching [[techniques]] or different educational programs, but the term "special education" is generally used to specifically indicate instruction of students whose special needs reduce their ability to learn [[independently]] or in a classroom, and gifted education is handled separately.

The [[opposite]] of special education is general education. General education is the [[standard]] [[curriculum]] presented with standard teaching [[methods]] and without additional supports.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_education]

The [[opposite]] of special education is general education. General education is the [[standard]] [[curriculum]] presented with standard teaching [[methods]] and without additional supports.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_education]

== External links ==

== External links ==

*[http://www.nichcy.org/ National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY)]

*[https://www.nichcy.org/ National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY)]

*[http://www.cec.sped.org/ Council for Exceptional Children]

*[https://www.cec.sped.org/ Council for Exceptional Children]

*[http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/index.html Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services] U.S. Department of Education  

*[https://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/index.html Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services] U.S. Department of Education  

*[http://www.publicagenda.org/reports/when-its-your-own-child When It's Your Own Child: A Report on Special Education from the Families Who Use It] ''Public Agenda'', 2002 (US)

*[https://www.publicagenda.org/reports/when-its-your-own-child When It's Your Own Child: A Report on Special Education from the Families Who Use It] ''Public Agenda'', 2002 (US)

*[http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/inclusiveeducation/ Inclusive Education in Scotland] (UK)

*[https://www.ltscotland.org.uk/inclusiveeducation/ Inclusive Education in Scotland] (UK)

*[http://www.ldonline.org LD Online]

*[https://www.ldonline.org LD Online]

[[Category: Education]]

[[Category: Education]]