Procedures and Services in Special Education

Do you know how many people are involved in making special education happen in the school?  Some of the people involved include:

• general education teacher
• special education teacher
• school psychologists
• speech/language therapists
• social workers
• paraprofessionals
• physical therapists
• occupational therapists
• sign language interpreter

All of these professionals and more are involved in making sure that special education is available for all students attending the school.

When I was attending high school I had no idea that all of these professionals worked at my school. I had some interaction with a few of these professionals so I thought that was all that was provided.

I also learned about the process of how students can obtain special services/education. It can be a long process but very rewarding for those students. I think that this is important because it shows that teachers and administrators are concerned about the students in the school and they want the very best for them.

Here is a concept map of everything that I learned this week to help you to connect the dots.