Special Education

Special Education is a form of educating children who have some kind of disabilities. The disabilities can include learning inabilities like Dyslexia, Dysgraphia and ADHD; physical disabilities like cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, osteogenesis imperfecta and Friedeich’s ataxia. Kids who suffer from communication disorders and behavioral & emotional disorders also need special education.  They need extra education services in order to learn better. Special education involves teaching such students with specific care with concern to their inabilities. Special education involves specially designed courses for the disabilities of students, different teaching procedures, adaptable materials and handy settings. 

Eligibility for Special Education

To be eligible for Special Education, a child must have one of the following disabilities:

• Communication Disorder ( Speech & Language)
• Mental Retardation
• Specific Learning Disability (Dyslexia, Dysgraphia)
• Deaf and Blindness
• Visually Impaired
• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Orthopedic Impairment
• Traumatic Brain Injury
• Emotional Disturbance
• Hearing Impaired
• Other Health Impaired

Admission to a Special Education School 

There are various special education schools set up across the country to help students with their disabilities. Special teachers are appointed for the schools to understand and help the students in learning better. Special Schools have different and unique ways of educating students by which they can grasp what is being taught easily. 

Some normal schools also dedicate extra time for their students where they have counseling sessions where they can understand if any student is differently-abled and needs help. 

At present, there are about 3000 special schools for disabled kids across the country. 900 institutions are for the hearing impaired children, about 400 are for the visually impaired, 1000 schools are for the mentally retarded and the remaining 700 schools are for children with other types of disabilities. Around 40% disability of any of the particular types is a standard level for identification and for admission in such special schools.

Syllabus for Special Education

The syllabus for children with special needs is designed in a way that the students learn and understand the topics easily. The goals of education are the same for all students irrespective of their impairments. This makes the students equal to other students. Individual attention is given to each student with special needs in order to recognize his or her weak points and strengths and then working on them to develop the student.

The students are taught and assessed using different methods although the syllabus for special education remains the same. Special education involves activities and new techniques for teaching.

Popular Special Schools in India

• Tamana Autism Centre — School of Hope, Delhi
• Sri Unnathi Autism School, Hyderabad
• Rainbow In A Cloud Child Development Center, Delhi
• Constellation Pediatric Rehabilitation Center, Delhi
• Sai Sweekar Child Development Centre,  Mumbai
• Asha Kiran Special Needs School, Bangalore

Special Education Careers & Jobs 

People with special needs are best suited for desk jobs and other jobs that do not require much of movement. Some of the jobs that people with special needs can take up after special education are as follows:

• Vocational Counselor
• Special Education Trainer
• Accounting or Auditing
• Human Resources
• Pharmacist and more

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