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Who Are Special Education Students?
Students with disabilities who receive special education instruction
and related services vary greatly in their needs and backgrounds.
- Like all children, they differ from one another in ability, age,
learning style, and personality.
- Students with disabilities come from all cultural backgrounds and
may speak languages other than English.
- They all have unique learning needs based on their disabilities that
require a number of special education and related services, such as
specially designed instruction, adapted materials, speech-language
therapy, or adaptive physical education.
- Some students with disabilities have cognitive impairments, such as
mental retardation, which can range from mild to profound.
- Others have learning disabilities that require specific teaching
strategies, including accommodations and modifications to the general
education curriculum.
- Still other students have physical disabilities that require the use
of wheelchairs or other assistive devices.
- Some students' impairments are sensory, such as hearing loss and
vision impairments.
- Others have emotional conditions.
- In addition, chronic health problems and multiple disabilities can
complicate learning for some.
The greatest challenge that many children with disabilities face are
the myths that they cannot succeed in school. When students with
disabilities - even those with severe disabilities - receive appropriate
instruction, they grow academically and socially.
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