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special education

special education

24 3.5
Teaching and support in school for students with physical, mental, or learning difficulties who need extra help
  • noun
  • /ˈspɛʃəl ˌɛdʒʊˈkeɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : educación especial
  • Many public schools now offer special education programs to support students with learning disabilities.
  • special education referral
  • special education students
  • special education teachers

My, my mom growing up, my mom was a teacher and for many years she taught special education.

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Examples

  • Children require an IEP in order to receive special education services.

  • Now, so far all of the children have been relocated, with the exception of eight in the home's special education unit.

  • We can go to the schools and we can help develop special education programs.

  • I'm going to recommend that he be transferred to a school that offers special education classes.

  • Is it important for teachers to be highly qualified in reading and certified in special education?

    Academic text (2011)
  • His concerned mom had him tested in first grade, and he was placed in special education, where he remained throughout his schooling.

  • To be included in the study, children with SLI were required to qualify for special education services in their school.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The researchers raised questions about the validity of special education referral decisions.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The findings of this review provide information on how teachers perceive themselves regarding the special education referral process.

    Academic text (2011)
  • At the beginning of each school year, all district special education paraprofessionals participate in a 1-day Welcome Back training.

    Academic text (2011)

How Specialized

special education
  • Specialized
24 3.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

special + education

The meaning is directly inferable from combining 'special' (not ordinary / for particular needs) with 'education' (formal learning): it denotes education tailored for specific needs or disabilities. This compositional pattern is cross-linguistically common (e.g. Spanish 'educación especial', French 'éducation spécialisée'), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can reliably predict the meaning.

Etymology

Special education comes from schools creating special classes or teaching and arranging education in a different way for students who learn differently. That's why special education means 'education for students with physical, mental, or learning disabilities'.