What is special education?
Special Education is a federal funding statue the provides financial aid to states to ensure a free, appropriate education to disabled children. Special Education is defined as specially designed instruction, at no cost to the parents, to meet the unique needs of a child with a disability. [34 CFR 300.26] Specially designed instruction meansadapting, as appropriate to the needs of an eligible childthe content, methodology, or delivery of instruction.Who is eligible for Special Education? To be eligible for Special Education a student must be: • between the ages of 0 and 22 • meet the definition of a student with a disability in one or more of the following categories: • Autism • Deaf • Deaf-Blind • Emotionally Disturbed • Hard of Hearing • Mental Retardation • Multihandicapped • Orthopedically Handicapped • Other Health Impaired • Specific Learning Disability • Speech Impaired • Traumatic Brain Injury • Visually Impaired The students disability must adversely affect educational perform
Special education means specially designed instruction, services or programs, provided at no cost to the parent, to meet the unique needs of students with disabilities. Special education services and programs may be provided individually to a student or in a group with other students with similar educational needs. Each school district’s Committee on Special Education makes recommendations about appropriate special education services and programs, which are described in detail in a written plan for each child, known as the Indivdualized Education Program (IEP).Special education may include specially designed instruction or supplementary instruction and services provided in the general education class, help from a consultant teacher, resource room programs, special classes, home and/or hospital instruction or programs and services provided in other public or private schools.
