Foundations of Special Education
                     Foundations of 
Special Education
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What is Special Education?
 Special education involves educating children 
with special needs, i.e., children who have 
learning disabilities like dyslexia, physical 
disabilities, mental disorders and autism.
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Features of Special Education
 Unlike general education, special education is 
designed and customized to suit individual 
needs.
  The strength and weakness of the student is 
analyzed to decide the courses and training 
which has to be given to them.
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Foundations of special education
 The foundations of special education refers to 
the aspects which influence the methods and 
system of special education. These are some of 
the foundations. 
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Legal
 This includes political and economic issues 
influencing policies on special education. 
 It depends on the funds released by the 
government, framing laws, rules and regulation for 
providing special education.
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Social
 The social aspects related to disability and thoughts 
of society on people with disabilities influences 
special education
 In the past, social stigma for people with disabilities 
affected their development, but things have changed 
drastically over time.
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Medical
 People with disabilities will need medical 
assistance as a main part of their treatment, 
which can include therapies and medications. 
This can be a part of special education course.
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Behavioral
 Behavioral or observational learning is a foundation 
of special education, which is aimed at improving 
cognitive skills, especially for children with disruptive 
behaviour.
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Developmental
 The development process of a child, which includes 
mobility, cognitive, emotional and social development 
is monitored and importance is given to improve any 
hindrance to the overall development.
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Technological
 Modern technologies are effective to improve 
methods of special education, using computers 
and enhancing teaching methods.
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