Special Education

What is Special Education?

Special Education is specially designed instruction, at no cost to the parent, to meet the unique needs of a child with a disability.

A child may be eligible for special education if they have a need in one or more of the following impairment areas: autism, cognitive disability, emotional behavioral disability, hearing impairment, specific learning disability, orthopedic impairment, other health impaired, significant developmental delay, speech/language impairment, traumatic brain injury, and visual impairment.  The need for special education programming is determined by a multidisciplinary team evaluation.

Types of Services for Children with Disabilities:

Early Childhood Special Education Services

Services are available to children ages three through five who have been identified as having significant delays in development of two or more of the following areas: adaptive skills, personal-social skills, language skills, motor skills (fine/gross), cognition.  The goal is to provide children with early help through specialized educational intervention.

Speech and Language Services

Speech and Language Pathologists work with children who demonstrate significant delays in the acquisition or production of normal speech and/or language skills relative to chronological age and mental or physical ability.  From the preschool through secondary level, the speech and language pathologists address problems which may include: receptive and/or expressive language development, communication skills, stuttering, and articulation.

Learning Disabilities Support

Students who have tested ability in the average or above average range and who demonstrate significant delays in basic academic subjects, may qualify for specific learning disabilities programming if their problem is not primarily attributable to a physical or health deficit, emotional behavioral or motivational factors.

Emotionally/Behavioral Disability Support

Students who frequently demonstrate chronic and severe behaviors that significantly interfere with their learning may qualify for this support.

Intellectual Disability Services

Students with significantly below average general intellectual ability in conjunction with significant delays in academic skills and adaptive behavior may qualify for this category.

Autism Support

For students with a diagnosis on the autism spectrum who require specialized programming to meet their specific needs.

Hearing and Visually Impaired Support

Students with significant physical limitations of their auditory and visual senses may qualify for special programming in this category.

Occupational and Physical Therapy Services

Occupational and physical therapy are available on an as needed basis as a supportive or related service to those students qualifying for services under another disability area.

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Click on this link for information on CESA 7's Wisconsin Statewide Parent Educator Initiative (WSPEI): www.cesa7.k12.wi.us/content/wspei/