SPECIAL NEEDS.

Definition: 

"Referring to children who have learning problems or disabilities that make it harder for them to learn than most children of the same age. Many children will have special needs of some kind at some time during their education."

Types of special needs:

• Behavioural, emotional and social Development Needs.
• ADHD
• Emotional Behavioural Disorder (EBD)
• Oppositional Defiant Disorder
• Disruptive Behaviour Disorder
• Attachment Disorder
• Temper Tantrums
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
• Cognition & Learning.
• Specific Learning Difficulty (SpLD) – Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, Dyspraxia
• Moderate Learning Difficulty (MLD) – numeracy and literacy, speech or language delay, low self-esteem or concentration or under developed social skills.
• Severe Learning Difficulty (SLD) – significant intellectual or cognitive impairments. Mobility, communication, perception or co-ordination difficulties.
• Profound & Multiple Learning Difficulty (PMLD) – physical disabilities or sensory impairment.
• Communication & Interaction Needs.
• Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN)
• Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
• Physical & Sensory Needs.
• Visual Impairment (VI)
• Hearing Impairment (HI)
• Multi-Sensory Impairment (MSI)
• Physical Disability (PD)

Should they be included in the ordinary classroom?

Yes. Children with special need should be included in the ordinary school. Recents studies have shown that there's a benefit not just for children with special need but the rest of them. Children with special educational needs can improve their skills and the rest, can develop attitudes towards respect to difference.

Strategies in the classroom:

*General strategies:

• Treat them equaly.
• Have patience.
• Don't put them always on the spot.
• Give brief and clear explanations.
• Explain before the activity what they have to do.
• Use positive reinforcement.
• Do activities that motivate them.
• Do activities to stimulate their senses.
• Have a person to support them.

Associations in Navarre:
*Creena:



The centre of special educational needs resources of Navarre is an organism that depends on the Education Department. It was created in 1993.
It's a specialized structure of support to the educational system that organize and coordinate the things related to special needs to achieve a better integration in the educational system.






*ANFAS:
It's an asociative movement in Navarra, since 1961. It gives support and defends the rights of people with intelectual or development disabilities.
They work to raise awareness to the society so the community is more inclusive and solidary.




*ANA(Autism Navarre Association):
It's a non-profit association created by a group of parents with autistic kids in 2012, in Pamplona.