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Show Pae 4 What Is Meant By 'Exceptional By JOYCE F. STOUT (This is the second of a series of articles in answer to the question, What is Special Education? We wish to asknowledge the help and cooperation of Miss Hilda B. Jones, Supervisor of Special in the Granite Education School District, in making these articles possible.) To quote a brochure published by the Granite School District Board of Education, Exceptional Children, as deYear fined in the Forty-NintBook of the National Society for the Study of Education, are those who deviate from what is supposed to be average in physical, mental, emotional or social characteristics to such an extent that they require special education services. Twelve to fourteen percent of our school population comes under this classification and require special education for their optimum development. The Special Education Program at Granite has been set up according to the Utah State Standards and cover the following areas of exceptionality, as listed in the brochure: 1. The Intellectually Handih capped Educable Range. Two to three children in every one hundred fall in this range of mental ability. Physically and socially, these children usually do not differ a great deal from the, average child. However, since they are below the average in mental ability, they need special class placement in order for them to participate and develop to the maximum of their ability. They are able to learn academic skills as well as other aspects of the curriculum. Proper education will permit most of these individuals to hold jobs and become contributing mem- bers of society as adults. B. Trainable Range. One child in A. IN I s-- Thursday, December 5, 1963 THE VALLEY VIEW NEWS i every two hundred will fall 5. Hard of Hearing. within the trainable range. Approximately one in every Many of these children ap- hundred children may be hard pear normal, although some of hearing to the extent that may have distinguishing special services are needed. One traits. These children may of the particular needs of this remain partially dependent type of individual is to acquire as adults, but will probably the skill of lip reading. Special become at least partially Education then attempts to proThere are also vide this service. children who fall within the The service provided for chiltrainable range who are sufdren with speech handicaps, visficiently involved to require ual problems and hearing probDay Care Center training lems is carried on by itinerant rather than instruction from correctionists or teachers. The the public school. children are, therefore, seen 2. Motor Handicapped. two or three times a week for one of every two hundred a short period of time and the children will require special class remainder of the day is spent in placement due to a physical disregular classes. 6. The Remedial Program. ability which makes it impossible for him to function in the The Remedial Program is deusual physical plant. HisJnteL signed for children with acalectual ability may be educable, demic handicaps. The child must average, or above average. His hae average or better ability and physical impairment may be due be able to profit from concento polio, muscular dystrophy, trated instruction. The children cerebral palsy or other crippling may be functioning below grade conditions. Matrons for these level because of illness, moving classes have been provided by from one city to another, an United Cerebral Palsy. emotional problem or some othSpecial Education for the er factor which has prevented above three groups, educable, him from learning the academic trainable and motor handicapped, skills. This remedial instruction involve provision of special is provided by a special teacher classes where the child usually who sees the child for a short remains for the entire school period each day. The remainder day. of the day is spent in the regular 3. Speech Correction. class. As soon as the child is A relatively large number of brought near grade level, he is school children have speech no longer seen by the remedial problems which require special teacher, but is moved out of attention. Approximately five the program and another child percent have speech problems moves in for instruction. which require the help of a All programs require teachers speech correctionist There may or other personnel with specialbe additional students who have ized training in the area of Speminor impairments which can be cial 'Education. (Next week Special Educataken care of in the classroom. tion at Work.).... 4. Visually Handicapped. It is estimated that one in five hundred children in the school population is visually handicapped to the extent that he needs special help. The program provided by Granite District i6 designed to meet the needs of the partially seeing child. These children have some vision, but are in need of large print books or other materials designed especially for them. articles. ' """T written by members of the Utah TT- State Medical Association and published in cooperation with your newspaper. 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