The primary goal of the Special Education Services team is to provide leadership and support for exceptional learners receiving special education services throughout Kansas schools and communities. Issue 9: Make sure all special education services offered are listed in the IEP; check minutes and make sure it states whether the service is direct or consultative and individual or group. Rynders says “counseling out” can be an informal conversation, for example, when a family goes on a school tour and reveals their child has a disability.

However, the majority of special education teachers work with children with mild to moderate disabilities, modifying the general education curriculum to meet the child’s individual needs and providing required instruction. These facilities are able to concentrate on each child’s unique needs to provide a customized educational experience unlike what schools in the public are able to offer.

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals aim to eliminate disparities in education and ensure equal access to all levels of education for all children. 6. Hearing Impairment: Exhibits a hearing loss that is permanent or fluctuating, which even with amplification negatively affects the child’s education.

You can read more about these supports for children with special educational needs in our documents on special needs education in primary schools and post-primary schools. The purpose of an IEP is to ensure that the supports and services provided by special education teachers and related professionals and paraprofessionals meet the goals.

The assessment criteria of the learning outcomes of SEN pupils with specific developmental disorders” without a certified clinical diagnosis are defined in the personalised teaching plan developed by teachers. There are many special education programs available in area Schools because of the very broad nature of the term “special education.” An Individualized Education Program (IEP) can help you and your child pick what is best for him.