1) What are children with special needs 2) Common diagnoses 3) School budgets 4) Resources that contribute towards helping these children 5) Cruel treatment 6) Equality
� A child with special needs who possess disabilities of physical, sensory, emotional, or behavioural nature. This includes having a learning disability.
The purpose of Special Education is to enable the
equitable participation of students with special needs in the educational system in British Columbia. -BC Ministry of Education
� Cerebral Palsy � Autism � Down Syndrome � Speech and language delays � Cognitive delays
� Many people argue that the amount of children with special needs is rising, however school budgets are not.
� Parents want expensive services that will prevent their child from a lifetime of disability.
� Few school districts are developing innovative programs, but are costly.
� People should not forget humanity and only focus on economic benefits.
� Should society be more concerned on the
costs of helping these children or value humanity and disregard the expenses?
� 2 teachers came together and created a unit in science on light, which would make teaching science easier for special education teachers.
� Included skills such as, “hands-on” activities, predictions, observations and vocabulary.
� Helps student in their organization skills and encourages them to be more independent.
� Many students are bullied throughout school, for being unable to comprehend what the teacher is saying.
� Incident where teacher caught verbally abusing child
� Teachers are supposed to encourage children not put them down.
� In your opinion, do you think teachers can be trusted with these children or does there need to be more supervision in order for proper care of these children?
� Most children get bullied throughout school because of their physical disability
� This causes low self esteem amongst these children, which may result in children not wanting to attend school.
� Do you think it may be necessary for children
with special needs to have their own learning facilities, separate from a public school setting in order to reduce bullying?
� Target published an advertisement for children’s clothing
� Did not include that child had Down syndrome in the magazine
� Did not treat give him “special” attention, which helped him feel equal.
� “It's important for the world to see people born with disabilities with a fresh set of eyes and its time for us to lay down all the inaccurate stereotypes from the past.”
-Target
� Should children be treated differently or
given more attention if they have a learning disability?
� Children with special needs share the same abilities as other children.
� Enjoy going to school, and participate in similar activities as their peers.
� Enjoy life to the fullest and learn new things everyday.
� Their developing difficulties should not affect how they encounter the world.
� They are just like everybody else and should be treated equally.
� What ways would you try to improve the school system in order for it to help children with special needs?