This document discusses children with special needs, including common diagnoses like cerebral palsy, autism, Down syndrome, and speech/language delays. It addresses issues like rising numbers of special needs children versus stagnant school budgets. It also discusses resources that can help special needs children, cruel treatment some receive, equality, and ways to improve the school system to better support these children.

2. 1) What are children with special needs
2) Common diagnoses
3) School budgets
4) Resources that contribute towards
helping these children
5) Cruel treatment
6) Equality

3. ž A
child with special needs who possess
disabilities of physical, sensory, emotional,
or behavioural nature. This includes having a
learning disability.
The purpose of Special Education is to enable the
equitable participation of students with special
needs in the educational system in British Columbia.
-BC Ministry of Education

5. ž Cerebral Palsy
ž Autism
ž Down Syndrome
ž Speech and language delays
ž Cognitive delays

6. ž Many people argue that the amount of
children with special needs is rising, however
school budgets are not.
ž Parents want expensive services that will
prevent their child from a lifetime of
disability.
ž Few school districts are developing
innovative programs, but are costly.
ž People should not forget humanity and only
focus on economic benefits.

7. ž Shouldsociety be more concerned on the
costs of helping these children or value
humanity and disregard the expenses?

8. ž 2 teachers came together and created a
unit in science on light, which would make
teaching science easier for special
education teachers.
ž Included skills such as, “hands-on”
activities, predictions, observations and
vocabulary.
ž Helps student in their organization skills
and encourages them to be more
independent.

9. ž Many students are bullied throughout school,
for being unable to comprehend what the
teacher is saying.
ž Incident where teacher caught verbally
abusing child
ž Teachers are supposed to encourage children
not put them down.

10. ž In
your opinion, do you think teachers can be
trusted with these children or does there
need to be more supervision in order for
proper care of these children?

11. ž Most children get bullied throughout school
because of their physical disability
ž This causes low self esteem amongst these
children, which may result in children not
wanting to attend school.

12. ž Do
you think it may be necessary for children
with special needs to have their own learning
facilities, separate from a public school
setting in order to reduce bullying?

13. ž Target published an advertisement for children’s
clothing
ž Did not include that child had Down syndrome in the
magazine
ž Did not treat give him “special” attention, which
helped him feel equal.
ž “It's important for the world to see people born
with disabilities with a fresh set of eyes and its
time for us to lay down all the inaccurate
stereotypes from the past.”
-Target

14. ž Shouldchildren be treated differently or
given more attention if they have a learning
disability?

15. ž Children with special needs share the same
abilities as other children.
ž Enjoy going to school, and participate in
similar activities as their peers.
ž Enjoy life to the fullest and learn new things
everyday.
ž Their developing difficulties should not
affect how they encounter the world.
ž They are just like everybody else and should
be treated equally.

16. ž Whatways would you try to improve the
school system in order for it to help
children with special needs?