2006-07-11 21:40:21 · 5 answers · asked by Maria Hazeldin A 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Special Education
From the number and type of your questions, are you taking a college course?
If so, read the textbooks and do your own journal research! Getting us to summarize stuff for your class won't get you ready to be a teacher!
If you are a PARENT, here are some online sites to read to get your basic information down. You may also want to find your state's parent advocacy group. They can sit down with you and give you much better information specific to your state and your child.
A complete summary of all the elements of special education takes quite a bit of writing... which has already been done on the following websites:
General special education information:
http://ericec.org/digests/e560.html
http://www.nichcy.org/
Special education law and parent advocacy:
http://www.wrightslaw.com/
Gifted/Genius Education:
http://www.nagc.org/
http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/
Learning Disabilities:
http://www.ldonline.org/
Speech-Language Impairments:
http://ese.sbmc.org/speech_and_language_impaired.htm
Mental Retardation:
http://www.thearc.org/
Emotional/Behavioral Disorders:
http://www.ccbd.net/
Autism:
http://www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer?pagename=allaboutautism
http://www.autism.org/
Other Health Impaired (includes ADHD):
http://ncinfo.iog.unc.edu/pubs/electronicversions/slb/slbsum02/article2.pdf
http://adhd.kids.tripod.com/artgen.html
Visually Impaired/Blind:
http://www.viguide.com/
Hearing Impaired/Deaf:
http://www.hear-it.org/page.dsp?page=396
Deaf-blind:
http://www.deafblind.com/
Traumatic Brain Injury:
http://www.nichcy.org/pubs/factshe/fs18txt.htm
Orthopedic Impairments:
http://www.as.wvu.edu/~scidis/motor.html
Good luck!
2006-07-12 02:25:05 · answer #1 · answered by spedusource 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There are different characteristics with types of special needs. If you could tell what characteristics the child has, it would be easier to give you ideas on the type of problem. Age is another factor to consider. There are many different special needs for various problems.
2006-07-12 04:47:01 · answer #2 · answered by grannywinkie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Children who do not co-operate with instructions under normal situations usually have special needs. They may need a little more than abstract info for their cognition to grasp what is mentioned to them. They may tend to exhibit autistic and attention deficit hypertension disorder characteristics. Also, children who do not get their needs met at home - ranging from care and love to warmth and social etiquette.
2006-07-12 04:53:07 · answer #3 · answered by funsnuggle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you speaking of children with physical or mental challenges.
2006-07-12 04:46:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
anything thats abnormal could be. it depends on what your looking for.
2006-07-12 04:45:12 · answer #5 · answered by Christina R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋