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2006-08-30 00:36:57 · 11 answers · asked by afewgoodgirls 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
what do you think a 'special (educational) need' is?
2006-08-30 00:47:01 · update #1
Any condition or situation where intervention would assist a student in reaching his or her potential.
2006-08-30 00:40:06 · answer #1 · answered by EMAILSKIP 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A good question.
What I consider to be a special educational need (SEN) is when a child is likely to fall significantly short of his/her potential if provided (or if only provided) with the standard classroom education, and some way to address this shortfall has been identified.
SEN can be relevant at all levels of ability. A small intervention or support might make all the difference in enabling an child of above average ability with a particular problem to flourish rather than struggle. Sometimes a child who is already at the top of the class will benefit from being stretched further by supplementary provision.
Being identified as SEN can in itself cause a child difficulties, so should be done only where the benefits clearly outweigh the risks.
Educational thinking for some decades seems to have emphasised "inclusiveness", that is teaching as many children as possible in mainstream classes, and providing some extra support where necessary. More recent thinking seems to be that this can result in children towards the ends of the ability spectrum wasting a lot of their time (and often being disruptive) in lessons that are pitched either well above or well below the right level for them, and that providing separate, better tailored education provision for these children can be better for everyone.
I'm answering as a parent and school governor.
2006-08-30 04:42:39 · answer #2 · answered by Sangmo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Respect for teachers, and the separation of good academically minded kids from bad troublesome tvvats who just want to waste time.
No teacher should have to work with kids threatening them physically. Get cctv in every class room so there is evidence if need be.
2006-08-30 00:43:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A special educational need is absolutely anything which impedes your access to learning. It can be as simple as having difficulty writing legibly to serious physical and mental problems.
2006-08-30 00:47:21 · answer #4 · answered by Purple 8 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
children who need help and extra support through school so that they are able to deal with the outside world. my son is in the special education class because he is autistic and need the extra attention. he was in mainstream school but couldn't cope with 26 other children being around him. now he is happy because he gets that extra attention and not over powered by other children.
2006-08-30 03:02:20 · answer #5 · answered by louise b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dyslexia
2006-08-30 00:45:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
just an opinion but some people learn slower than others and there are those you can't seem to 'get it'. dyslexia is a special need but that doesn't mean they should be treated with kid gloves.
2006-08-30 00:43:53 · answer #7 · answered by robyn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are loadz of different things to choose from depend on the person what is wrong with them? where they need help? what sort of help they need. my 3yo son has been awarded sen on the grounds that he has global developmental delay,pica,ataxia. it means he will has an extra assistant on a one to one basis every day in nursery.
2006-08-30 00:46:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
coming down to the childs level, listening carefully and understanding the childs needs and wants...(nursery nurse) there are so many educational needs, too many to mention on here....
2006-08-30 00:44:15 · answer #9 · answered by fossil 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dyslexia. One of my teacher's from high school has it and described the difficulties he had with it in school.
2006-08-30 00:42:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋