to about exceptional children

3. An exceptional child is one who deviates
from the normal child in mental , physical ,
emotional and social characteristics to an extent
that he requires special educational services .
Exceptional children experience unusual
problems and so they need special
arrangements and programmers to suit their
situations .

4.  Mentally Exceptional Children : They include the gifted , slow
learner and the backward children .
 Physically Exceptional Children : They include the blind , deaf ,
dumb and crippled children .
 Emotionally Exceptional Children : They include delinquents .
 Socially Handicapped Children : They include the under
privileged .
 Multi Handicapped Children : They include children having
more than one defect .

5. The gifted child is he who has been endowed with
great natural ability , intelligence or talent . His
performance is consistently remarkable and superior
in some valuable area of activity . Gifted children have
high cognitive ability , creativity and superior talent in
special areas .

7.  Inability to adjust with substandard teaching .
 Difficulty to tolerate sub standard opinions .
 In difference of the society towards the gifted.
 Interest to be in company with elders instead of
peers .
 Desire for trust worthy rapport with teachers .
 Lack of extra competent teachers .
 Contempt for the gifted from others .

8. The gifted children require special educational provisions and
considerations . Some such provisions are given below .
o Accept the superiority .
o Give due recognition to the gifted .
o Offer special support & encouragement to them .
o Consider the feelings and problems .
o Engage them peer tutoring .
o Arrange the special schools for gifted .
o Frame special curriculum .
o Ability grouping .
o Give additional materials .
o Provide scholarships .

9. Backwardness is state of being below the
normally accepted level in learning things . A
child who is slow in learning is called a slow
learner or backward child .

10.  Biological weakness
 Physical defects and diseases
 Poverty and economic conditions
 Emotional and moral conditions of home
 Harsh attitude and dominance by parents
 Influence of the company of children
 Backwardness in reading , writing and arithmetic
 Lack of parental education
 Lack of adequate motivation
 Poor methods of teaching

11.  Special coaching
 Counselling service
 More time to learn
 More consideration
 Simplified version of teaching
 More practice
 Visual presentations
 Sympathy
 Friendly attitude of teachers
 Special motivation
 Immediate feedback

12. DELINQUENT CHILD
Juvenile delinquency is the antisocial or
criminal behavior of children or adolescents .
Delinquent child is a child who has violated a
criminal law or engaged in disobedient behavior
and is in need of rehabilitation .

13.  Indecent behavior
 Involvement in antisocial activities
 Violation of law
 Low academic achievement
 Telling lies
 Aggressiveness
 Hostile attitude
 Poor social skills

14. 1. Rational choice
2. Social Disorganization
3. Strain and stress
4. Bad company
5. Labelling
6. Male phenomenon
7. Atmosphere at home
8. Teachers behavior
9. Wrong teaching method
10. Defective Curriculum
11. Backwardness
12. Diminishing control of parents
13. Busy engagement parents
14. Child care by servants
15. Misuse of the internet

15. Educating the parents .
 Improving the quality of the company children .
 Modification of the curriculum .
 Adoption of suitable methods of teaching .
 Additional tuition .
 Ensuring individual attention .
 Improving families conditions of learners .
 Counselling service .
 Inspiring pupils to read quality books .
 Restricting the use of mobile phones .
 Ensuring more parental care .

16. Physically handicapped children mean the
children with physical disability . They may be blind ,
deaf , dumb or crippled .Each of these categories of
children needs special care and type of education .

17. Compensatory Education is an
educational service designed specifically for
learners with mental retardation . Designing special
curriculum, providing intensive instruction and
restructuring home and school atmosphere can
help overcome the supposed cognitive and
motivational deficit experienced by children from
deprived backgrounds .

18. Providing education for specially needed
children or differently abled children with
the normal children by giving them each
and every experience provided for normal
children's .

19.  It facilities social cohesion .
 It develops better adjustment among learners .
 It facilities social acceptance of children with diverse
nature .
 It develops cooperation between the disabled and non-
disabled students
 It develops the communicative competence of the children
with diverse nature .
 Non – disabled students get the benefits of peer tutoring .