This document discusses different types of exceptional children and their educational needs. It defines an exceptional child as one who deviates mentally, physically, emotionally or socially from what is considered normal. The main types discussed are gifted children, slow learners, physically handicapped children (blind, deaf, crippled), emotionally handicapped children like delinquents, and multi-handicapped children with more than one disability. For each type, the document outlines their characteristics and challenges as well as recommendations for their education.

2. 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.He may Far above or
extremely below from the average.

3. TYPES OF
EXCEPTIONAL
CHILDREN

4. Mentally exceptional children:
The include the gifted, slow learner and the
backward children
Physically exceptional children:
They include the blind,dump,deaf and crippled childre
Emotionally exceptional children:
They include delinquents

5. Socially handicapped children:
They include the under privileged
Multi handicapped children:
They include children having more than one defect.

6. GIFTED CHILDREN
The gifted child is he who has been endowed
with great natural ability, intelligence or talent.
Gifted children have high cognitive ability,
creativity and superior talent in special areas.

7. characteristics Have large vocabulary
Express curiosity
Self critical

8. characteristics
Quick comprehension
Keen observers
Learn fast

9. characteristics
Desire to be excellent
Order things logically
Have good memory

10. PROBLEMS OF GIFTED CHILDREN
 Inability to adjust with substandard teaching
 Difficulty to tolerate sub standard opinions
 Contempt for the gifted from others
 Lack of extra competent teachers
 Indifference of the society towards the gifted
 Interest to be in company with elders instead of pe

11. EDUCATIONAL PROVISIONS FOR THE GIFTED
 Accept their superiority
 Engage them in peer tutoring
 Arrange special schools for gifted
 Frame special curriculum
 Early admission
 Double promotion

12. SLOW LEARNER
Slow learner is a state of being below
the normally
accepted level in learning of things. A
child who is
slow in learning is called a slow learner.

13. CAUSES OF SLOW LEARNING
 Biological weakness
 Physical defects and diseases
 Poverty and economic conditions
 Harsh attitude and dominance
by parents
 Poor method of teaching
 Lack of adequate motivation.

14. NEEDS OF SLOW LEARNERS
 Special coaching
 Counseling service
 More practice
 Visual presentations
 Sympathy
 Friendly attitude of teachers
 Special motivation
 Immediate feedback.

15. IDENTIFYING SLOW LEARNERS
DIAGNOSTC
TEST
CONTINOUS
OBSERVATION
ASSESSING
EMOTIONAL
CHARACTERS
ACHIEVEMENT
TESTS

16. UNDER ACHIEVER
Under achievement means the achievement of a
person below his level of intelligence. Their
performance is not promising. Their study habits
may be poor and self confidence, low.

17. Delinquent child is a child who has violated a criminal law or
engaged in disobedient behavior and is in need of
rehabilitation. They disobey the standards of the society.
They are self interested. Social welfare is not at all their aim.
They disrespect the values the society respects.
DELINQUENT CHILD

18.  Indecent behavior
 Violation of low
 Telling lies
 Poor social skills
 Aggressiveness.
CHARACTERISTICS OF DELINQUENT CHILD

19. MEASURES TO PREVENT DELIQUENCY
 Educating the parents
 Additional tuition
 Counseling service
 Ensuring more parental care
 Improving family conditions of learner
 Modification of the curriculum.

20. PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN
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.

21. o For teaching blind persons the aids such as braille writer, braille slates
and stylus for pupils, braille papers tape recorders, abacus for teaching
mathematics are needed.
o For the deaf students ,teaching of sign language is important. Signs
using fingers, hand etc. Is to be familiarised.Finger spelling and speech
reading techniques too may be focused.
o Multi handicapped children have more than one disability.
They need special treatment and care.