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Unit 2: Special Education: Objectives and Need

Notes

What is SENDA? Give its function.

Self Assessment
3. Multiple Choice Questions
Choose the correct option:
(i) Disability is portrayed as one aspect of ................... needs.
(a) special educational (b) framework (c) provision (d) disability
(ii) Moderate learning difficulty was given as the primary special educational need for ............. of
children.
(a) 30% (b) 21.5% (c) 29% (d) 8%
(iii) ................ of young people with sensory and physical impairments were in school or college.
(a) 80% (b) 90% (c) 79% (d) 59%
(iv) Some institutions and ............... were substituting harsh discipline for the educational services
excaptional students needed.
(a) special schools (b) special education
(c) developing country (d) discipline

2.6 Summary
• In this unit we have discussed about objectives of special education.
• The goals or objectives have been set by teacher for the disable pupil for watching the
improvement in child behaviour and study.
• We have discussed about Individualized Education Programme (IEP), Special Educational Needs
(SEN), Special Education Needs and Disability Act (SENDA).
• Individualized Education Programme(IEP) is a written statement about the educational
programme for a child with a disability.
• A meeting to develop an IEP must be held within 30 calendar days of the date eligibility for
services.
• Many children will have special educational needs of some kind during their education. The
need of special education is for the child who has learning difficulties, emotional and behavioural
difficulties, specific learning difficulty, sensory or physical needs, and communication problems.
• Special educational needs and disability act provides a framework for disabled children with
disability discrimination act.
• The rising number of children with autism, social and emotional or behavioural difficulties
(SEBD) – this is causing high levels of frustration to parents, teachers or children.’
• Disability as defined by the disability rights agenda is framed within notions of structural
changes in society in a move towards greater equality for disabled people.
• Disability and special educational need are not two different things but is portrayed is on
disability aspect of special educational needs.
2.7 Keywords

• Disability : A physical or mental condition that means you cannot use a part of your body
completely or easily.
• Brackdown : A failure of arelationship, discussion or system.

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