2. Special education is instruction that is
specifically designed to meet the unique
needs of children who have disabilities.
Special education and related services are
provided in public schools at no cost to the
parents and can include special instruction
in the classroom, at home, in the hospital,
in institutions, or in other settings. The
definition of special education comes from
IDEA, the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act.
Often times, special education is referred to
as a place or location. It is not. Special
education is a service that is provided to
children based on their needs, free of
charge to families.
3. SPECIAL EDUCATION
• is the education of students
with special needs in a way
that addresses the students'
individual differences and
needs
• also refers to the
arrangement of teaching
procedures, adapted
equipment and materials,
accessible settings, and
other interventions designed
to address the needs of
students with learning
differences, mental health
issues, physical and
developmental disabilities,
and giftedness
4. VISION FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL
NEEDS
“The State, community and family hold a common vision
for the Filipino child with special needs. By the 21st century,
it is envisioned that he/she could be adequately provided
with basic education. This education should fully realize
his/her own potentials for development and productivity as
well as being capable of self-expression of his/her rights in
society. More importantly, he/she is God-loving and proud
of being a Filipino.
5. GOAL OF
SPECIAL
EDUCATION
to provide children with special
needs appropriate educational
services within the mainstream
of basic education.
The two-pronged goal includes the
development of key strategies on
legislation, human resource
development, family involvement
and active participation of
government and non-government
organizations.
6. Magna Carta for Disabled
Persons
REPUBLIC ACT 7277
An act providing for the rehabilitation, self-development
and self-reliance of disabled persons and their integration
into the mainstream of society and for other purposes
8. Sec. 12. Access to Quality Education.
The State shall ensure that disabled persons are provided with access to
quality education and ample opportunities to develop their skills. It shall
take appropriate steps to make such education accessible to all disabled
persons. It shall be unlawful for any learning institution to deny a
disabled person admission to any course it offers by reason of handicap
or disability. The State shall take into consideration the special
requirements of disabled persons in the formulation of educational
policies and programs. It shall encourage learning institutions to take
into account the special needs of disabled persons with respect to the
use of school facilities, class schedules, physical education requirements,
and other pertinent consideration
9. Sec. 14. Special Education.
The State shall establish, maintain and support complete,
adequate and integrated system of special education for the
visually impaired, hearing impaired, mentally retarded persons
and other types of exceptional children in all regions of the
country. Toward this end, the Department of Education,
Culture and Sports shall establish, special education classes in
public schools in cities, or municipalities. It shall also establish,
where viable, Braille and Record Libraries in provinces, cities or
municipalities.
10. Sec. 17. State Universities and Colleges.
If viable and needed, the State University or State College in each
region or province shall be responsible for (a) the development of
material appliances and technical aids for disabled persons; (b) the
development of training materials for vocational rehabilitation and
special education instructions; (c) the research on special
problems, particularly of the visually-impaired, hearing impaired,
speech-impaired, and orthopedically-impaired students, mentally
retarded, and multi-handicapped and others, and the elimination
of social barriers and discrimination against disabled persons; and
(d) inclusion of the Special Education for Disabled (SPED) course in
the curriculum.
11. OBJECTIVES OF
SPECIAL
EDUCATION
• Provide a flexible and individualized support
system for children and youth with special
needs in a regular class environment in
schools nearest the students’ home.
• Implement a life-long curriculum to include
early intervention and parent education, basic
education and transition programs on
vocational training or preparation for college,
and
• Make available an array educational programs
and services: the Special Education Center
built on “a school within a school concept” as
the resource center for children and youth
with special needs; inclusive education in
regular schools, special and residential
schools, homebound instruction, hospital
instruction and community-based programs;
alternative modes of service delivery to reach
the advantaged children in far-flung towns,
depressed areas and underserved barangays.
12. PRINCIPLES OF SPECIAL EDUCATION
• students with special educational needs have a right to an appropriate
education
• the needs of the individual student are paramount in decisions
relating to their education
• parents should have an active role within the system
• a continuum of educational services should be provided and, where
practicable, appropriate education should be provided in ordinary
schools for all students with special educational needs
• only in exceptional circumstances should a student have to live away
from home to avail of an appropriate education
• the state should provide adequate resources to enable students with
special educational needs to avail of an appropriate education.
13. Special Education Act of 2007 identifies ten
groups of Children with Special Needs (CSNs):
1. gifted children and fast learners
2. mentally handicapped/mentally retarded
3. visually impaired
4. hearing impaired
5. children with behavior problems
6. orthopedically handicapped
7. children with special health problems
8. children with learning disabilities (perceptual
handicap, brain injury, minimal brain dysfunction,
dyslexia and developmental aphasia)
9. speech impaired
10. persons with autism
14. Basic Philosophy of Special
Education
Every child with special needs has a right to
an educational program that is suitable to
his needs.
Special education shares with regular
education basic responsibilities of the
educational system to fulfill the right of the
child to develop to his full potential.
