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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. |
− | <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Special Education''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Special_Education '''''this link.'''''</center> | + | <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Special Education''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Special_Education '''''this link].'''''</center> |
| 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]]. |
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− | [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. |
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− | 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] |
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| [[Category: Education]] | | [[Category: Education]] |