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Find out which disabilities can qualify kids for special education. Learn about primary disability categories and differences from state to state. See a list of the 13 IDEA disability categories.
Through IDEA, children with disabilities are guaranteed a “free appropriate public education,” including special education and related services. The 7.3 million disabled students in the U.S. made up 15% of national public school enrollment during the 2021-22 school year.
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Students have varied needs and strengths, whether disabled or not. Teachers in inclusion settings learn to address this and teach better because of it. Empathy—which cannot be measured ...
A majority of special education students—67 percent of those ages 6-21 and 5-year-olds in kindergarten—spend 80 percent or more of their time in classes with students without disabilities,...
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a law that makes available a free appropriate public education to eligible children with disabilities throughout the nation and ensures special education and related services to those children.
Many students with special needs have challenges with independent learning. They often need specialized instruction and more scaffolded support, such as having tasks broken down for them into more manageable chunks, visual aids, and frequent check-ins to ensure they are on the right track.
The IDEA definition of special education is: specially designed instruction, at no cost to parents, to meet the unique needs of a child with a disability. It includes physical education, related services (e.g., speech therapy, occupational therapy), vocational education, and travel training.
Special education (also known as special-needs education, aided education, alternative provision, exceptional student education, special ed., SDC, and SPED) is the practice of educating students in a way that accommodates their individual differences, disabilities, and special needs.
Special education refers to a set of federal and state laws and regulations designed to educate millions of children with disabilities and serve as a safety net for those unable to take...