SPECIAL NEEDS EDUCATION,Terminology

SPECIAL NEEDS EDUCATION

Important Terminology used:

SPECIAL NEEDS: are those with Learning Difficulties, Giftednedness, Socio-emotional OR behavioural problems, communication disorder, Mental disability (Mental Retardation), Sensory Impairments etc.
SPECIAL NEEDS EDUCATION: deals with children / students are risk of repeating and dropping out, having Learning Difficulties are excluded from education.
INCLUSIVE EDUCATION: Promotes education for all. For this education there will not any discrimination such as age, sex, race, religion so on.
INTEGRATION: It emphasis on specific areas such as Functional Integration, - only for activities; Social Integration – for social activity/ contact, Physical Integration.
MAINSTREAMING: It is a concept of serving special needs children according to their needs and potential in regular school program rather than separate schools or special classes.
SEGREGATION: refers to placement of special needs children in separate educational program (They do not have the opportunity as regular school system)
INTERVENTION: It is a procedure for correcting unproductive/ undesired behaviour to enhance individual development.
REMEDIATION: is the process of correcting inappropriate behaviour skills.
REHABILITATION: It is training for special needs children through re-teaching, re-training, educational program.
HABILITATION: It is a process of providing support, training and education for the individual development and holistic development.
HANDICAP: It is a result of any condition or deviation, physical mental or emotional that inhibits/ prevents achievement, acceptance and participation in economic and social activities.
DISABILITY: is a physical, psychological/ neurological deviation that results from impairments for specific function.
IMPAIREMENTS: refers to injury, deficiency, loss of parts of body or that lessening functioning of the individual.