What is special education?
Special education refers to a particular manner of education targeted at children with special needs, those with disabilities or those who are mentally not capable enough to be at par with ‘normal’ children of their age. Since their ability to grasp concepts and subjects is limited and restrictive, it is essential to provide them with special aids to help them learn faster. They also need a well trained faculty who is conversant with the techniques to train such special children.

Mode of education
Special education can be provided by means of separate classes held in normal schools, or in special schools solely designed and constructed for children with special needs. These could range from psychological, mental, physical and cognitive disorders. Outreach services are another method of providing this form of education, whereby, children are provided education with regards to speech and language, autism etc. These may be provided on a visiting basis to their schools, to mainstream schools, at their homes etc. These special education classes can be also provided to students in the comfort of their own homes. This enables teachers to cater to children who have complex problems and are not well equipped to handle more mainstream courses of education. Read More