Objectives Of Special Education

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mildly, moderately and severely handicapped children. Mildly and moderately handicapped children are usually included in regular schools, and severely handicapped children are included in special schools and residential schools. After the World Conference on Special Education Needs held in Spain (1994) and the enactment of PWD Act (1995) in India the trend has been changed5. Now special education is proposed to be provided to all children irrespective of their degree of disability. The scope of special education is an important element and it includes 1. Identification of disabled children based on physical and behavioral characteristics, assessment of such children (medical, psychological and functional assessment), their care and rehabilitation. …show more content…

Doorlag (1995), Teaching Special Students in the Mainstream (4th ed.), 4. Various support services for children and teachers and allied services medical check up and care also come under the scope of special education. 5. Provisions of aids and equipments for meeting the needs of exceptional children—their accomplishment and development by teachers form an important aspect of special education. Objectives of Special Education Educational efforts are directed to attain certain specific goals and objectives. Education in general, stands for bringing desirable modification in the behavior of the learners of any age, for bringing an all-round growth and development of their personality. Special education is no exception. It is also a goal directed and objective oriented phenomenon with a bigger responsibility than the general education. It plays its role on the two big fronts for performing two types of functions. (i) The general functions as being performed by any type or scheme of general education. (ii) The specific functions needed to be performed for meeting the special needs and requirements of the exceptional children. The objectives for the organization of special education6 …show more content…

To work for bringing educational opportunities to the doorsteps of every exceptional child irrespective of his disability limitation or strength in one or the other areas of is development. 6. To help the exceptional children to learn and acquire necessary skills for their self-help, independent living and leading future life as properly as possible. To help them to acquire necessary social skills, emotional literacy to live and participate in school, home and community life as properly as possible. 6. Mangal S.K. (2007), Educating Exceptional Children: An Introduction to Special Education, PHI Learning Private Learning, New Delhi. 7. To help them in receiving instructions and learning experiences in tune with their learning abilities and specific individualities. 8. To help them in seeking their integration into the mainstream by providing them the least restrictive environment for their educational placement. 9. To help them in acquiring learning experiences and training by the use of materials, methods, techniques, aids and equipment, assistive devices, etc. as per tune with the nature of their exceptionalities. 10. To help them in getting appropriate, educational, personal and vocational guidance for their adequate adjustment, development and

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