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Special Education: An Introduction for New Teachers from TheApple.com

September 29th, 2009 by El Ed Mom

Special Education is specialized instruction that is available to children who qualify according to a set of criteria outlined in state and federal law. Special Education services are offered by all public school districts to eligible students from birth to age 22.

Disabilities

There are presently 13 broad areas of disability by which children may qualify for Special Education services. Each has a distinct set of criteria for which a child must meet in order to qualify for services.

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