Special Education

Group 3
Nguyen Quoc Dat, Bui Nhat Bao, Nguyen
Kieu Anh, Nam Thuy Ca, Bui Minh Duc
 Table of contents
Definition of Special
Education and why it is
needed
History of Special
Education
System of Special
Education
 Communication in class
 Types of Special Education
Famous disabled people
Famous institutions for
Special Education in
Vietnam
 What is Special Education?
Education assisted by
equipment, settings
especially designed
for people with
disabilities.
 Why is Special Education needed?
Many people around the world are
suffering from disabilities, including
children.
 The need for access to education and
information arises.
 However, educating disabled people requires
a special approach, also depending on the
type of disability.
Therefore, a Special Education system for
the disabled is required.
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 History of Special Education
First introduced in the
USA after WWII.
1947: One of the first
Special Education
organizations, the
American Association
on Mental Deficiency,
held its first
convention
History of Special Education
1950s: A number of
Special Education
parent organizations
were formed.
1960s: Many Special
Education schools
established in the
USA.
History of Special Education
November 29, 1975:
The American
Congress approved of
the “Individuals with
Disabilities Education
Act” (IDEA). IDEA is
considered a civil law.
System of Special Education
Communication in class
Types of Special Education
 Communication in class
Braille: Used for
communication
with blind
students,
invented by Louis
Braille
 Communication in class
Sign language: Combination of hand shapes,
movements of arms, the body and facial expressions in
communications related to deaf students.
Types of Special Education
Inclusion:

Partial inclusion model:
Children with special
needs are educated in
the specialized
classroom for at least
half a day outside their
regular classrooms.
 Full inclusion model:
Children with special
needs never leave the
regular classroom. They
work with a personal
assitant with the regular
classroom setting.
 Types of Special Education
Mainstreaming:
Children with
special needs will
study with special
assistance outside
their regular
classroom in
specific time
period.
 Types of Special Education
Segregation: Disabled students work full time in
their specialized classroom. Most generally, they
attend a special school.
 Types of Special Education
Exclusion: In this model, students do not
receive education in any school but one-on-one
instruction or group instruction
 Famous disabled people
Louis Braille: Blinded in a car accident.
Inventor of the Braille language.
 Famous disabled people
Ludwig van Beethoven: Legendary
German composer. Known to be deaf.
Helen Keller: Devoted her life to people
with disabilities. Mute, deaf and blind.
Thomas Edison: Great American
inventor. Has hearing impairment.
Stephen Hawking: British physicist and
mathemician. In a wheelchair and needs a
computer to speak.
Helen Keller (1880-1968)
 Ludwig van Stephen
Beethoven Hawkings
(1770-1827) (1942-)
 Famous institutions of Special
Education in Vietnam
Nguyen Dinh Chieu Special School for
Blind People. Founded in 1982. (Hanoi)
Xa Dan Special School for Deaf and Mute
children. (Hanoi)
Anh Minh Special School for Deaf and
Mute children. (HCM City)
Hy Vong Special School for Deaf and
Mute children. (HCM City)
And many more…
A new school year begins in
Nguyen Dinh Chieu school
Students of Xa Dan school
 Thank you for listening!

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