wat do u know bout special children? characteristics?prevalence today?definition?how 2 know a child is gifted?

Answer 1

First of all, Special needs encompasses not only children with disabilities, but also the Gifted Services as well -- so it is something of a wrong impression if one thinks that Special Needs means mentally challenged at all times.

YOU need to be more specific -- there is a VERY Wide range of Special Needs Categories, Diagnoses, Syndromes, Genetic Defects, etc -- and the testing for these is accomplished through the IEP Process -- which the parent Initiates by making a request of the School System.

As far as gifted -- that testing is done as part of Special Needs Testing -- and yes, my children were identified as Gifted, but also having Learning Disabilities and one is even High Functioning Autistic -- so there is a mix in this that makes definition of the characteristics very hard to explain ... and I can't even begin to start producing in any short period of time the characteristics for all the differing learning disabilities, services for sight and hearing impaired, etc etc etc.

Answer 2

Your question is so very broad that it is impossible to cover all aspects of it. In terms of "special children" I assume you mean children with disabilities. There are hundreds of disabiities, but the first link I've given defines the classifications commonly used in US schools - I don't know if you are in the US, but since most users here seem to be, I will assume you are.

Some people will say that as many as 10% of the populaiton is affected by learning disabiliteis, for example, but different definitions will give a different statistic. You would have to look at each individual disorder and research its prevalence in the general population.

How do you know that a child is gifted? A formal definiton states:

Students with an exceptional ability demonstrate or have the potential to demonstrate:

an exceptional ability to learn well above average cognitive ability (specific abilities or overall general cognitive ability); and/or

high levels of task commitment (perseverance, endurance, determination, dedication and practice); and/or

exceptional characteristics, talents and aptitudes in non-academic areas (e.g., exceptional creativity, leadership, psychomotor ability or other talents which society may consider important).

Exceptional ability may co-exist with a learning disability. Therefore the child/youth may not be performing at a level of academic achievement commensurate with indicators of high ability. Exceptional ability is dynamic, thus it may not be readily observable. It may only become evident when the child is exposed to an experience that evokes his/her potential.

The second link will give you a good description and some questions to ask in determining giftedness. Consideration of multiple intelligences theory is helpful in working with gifted and talented students.

I hope this answer is of some help to you.

Answer 3

To find out about special education and the definitions of disabilities you can look at the federal special education law: Individual's with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA 2004), sometimes referred to as IDEA '04. To find out characteristics of particular disabilities you may want to visit www.nichcy.org. To find the prevalence you should visit www.ed.gov. Talk to your school if you think your student is gifted to find out the process for identifying them for gifted classes. Hope this helps.
Marjorie

Answer 4

Testing is the best way to know for sure which your child is.I was told that my grandson was genius because at 4 mo. he could problem solve.He actually stacked the colored and dif sized donuts on the stick toy.He lay on his belly to do it because he wasn't able to sit up yet but he could do it. The day after this dr said this I sat him down and he never fell over. It was like he had been doing it for mo. But now at 9 he just seems ave or a little above. So it is hard to really know unless you have a specailist test them. My son was gifted and I guess his son took after him.

Answer 5

They need love too. Love without exception, without fear and without rejection.
Maybe read to them a bit more. Have darker lines on the coloring books, teach them that its ok to go outside the lines. And peanutbutter and jelly with a really big glass of milk is ok to eat in the middle of the bed anytime of the day or night.

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