This document provides an introduction to special education, including definitions, principles, and objectives. It outlines six key principles of special education: zero rejection, non-discriminatory evaluation, appropriate education, least restrictive environment, parental and student participation, and procedural due process. For each principle, it provides a brief explanation of what it entails, such as ensuring students are evaluated fairly and provided an individually tailored education, and that parents have educational rights and participation in their child's education.

1. SPECIAL EDUCATION
Ms R SRIDEVI
Assistant Professor, Pedagogy of Mathematics
Loyola College of Education
Chennai 34
UNIT I
INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL EDUCATION
SEMESTER IV
CODE BD1MA

2. • Meaning
• Concept
• Definition
• Principles
• Objectives
• Scope
• Types
• Historical Perspectives in Spl.
Edu

3. PRINCIPLES OF SPL EDU
 ZERO REJECTION
 NON-DISCRIMINATORY EVALUATION
 APPROPRIATE EDUCATION
 LEAST RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT
 PARENT AND STUDENT
PARTICIPATION
 PROCEDURAL DUE PROCESS

4. ZERO REJECTION
 It ensures that no child can be denied a
free, appropriate public education.

5. NON-DISCRIMINATORY
EVALUATION
 schools to evaluate students fairly to
determine if they have a disability

6. APPROPRIATE
EDUCATION
 schools to provide individually tailored
education for each student based on
evaluation
 At least one non special education
teacher and one special education
teacher
 o A qualified representative from the
school who is knowledgeable about
special education as well as general
education.

7. LEAST RESTRICTIVE
ENVIRONMENT
 In early intervention ages 0 through 2
favours the child being educated in their
natural environment, which can be
home or at a out of home center.

8. PROCEDURAL DUE
PROCESS
 Gives parents and professionals
educational rights to ensure the best
educational practices for the students

9. PARENTAL AND STUDENT
PARTICIPATION
 Parents have the right to access school
records of their child and also they have
the say as to who has access to the
children’s rights.
 Parental consent is required before a
child may be evaluated for the first time
 Parents must be included in the
decision making of the goals for their
child.