SPECIAL EDUCATION
The ultimate goal of Special Education is to mainstream or integrate these learners with regular program with the assistance of SPED teacher in class.
The putative Special Education Act of 2007 identifies ten groups of Children with Special Needs (CSNs) (Sec. 4, para.):
Gifted children and fast learners sped
Mentally handicapped/mentally retarded
Visually impaired
Hearing impaired
Children with behavior problems
Orthopedically handicapped
Children with special health problems
Children with learning disabilities (perceptual handicap, brain injury, minimal brain dysfunction, dyslexia and developmental aphasia)
Speech impaired
Persons with autism