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SPECIAL EDUCATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does special education mean? 

SPECIAL EDUCATION (noun)
  The noun SPECIAL EDUCATION has 1 sense:

1. education of physically or mentally handicapped children whose needs cannot be met in an ordinary classroomplay

  Familiarity information: SPECIAL EDUCATION used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SPECIAL EDUCATION (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Education of physically or mentally handicapped children whose needs cannot be met in an ordinary classroom

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("special education" is a kind of...):

education (the gradual process of acquiring knowledge)


 Context examples 


The next step is special education, which involves helping your child in the areas where he or she needs the most help.

(Learning Disorders, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

By law, these children must receive special education services and other support they need in school.

(IEP, NCI Dictionary)

Special education classes and psychological counseling can also help.

(Developmental Disabilities, NIH: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)



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