Special Education

 Special Education is a process/practice of educating the students with exceptionalities addressing their
differences. It is a specialized instruction handling diverse learners with exceptionalities using different
strategies and methods inside the inclusive classroom.

1957
1902 The Bureau of Public School of the
The interest to educate Department of Education and culture
Filipino children with created the Special Education section
disabilities was of the Special Subjects and Service
expressed through Mr. Education
Fred Atkinson, the 1958
General The American Foundation for
Superintendent of Overseas Blind opened regional
education office in Manila

1954
1907 THe first week of August is
declared as Sight Saving
Special Education was Week.
formally started in the 1956
country by establishing
Special classes for the deaf in
the insular school for the
regular class was
Deaf and Blind in Manila
implemented

1960
Some private college and
universities started to offer
special education courses
1926
on graduate school
The Philippine curriculum
Association was
founded
1950
1927 PAD opened a school for the
children with hearing
The Government
impairment
established the
Welfareville Children's 1953
Village, a school for The Elshie Gaches Village
people with mental was establish in Alabang to
retardation in take care of the abandoned
Mandaluyong and orphaned children and
youth with physical and
mental handicaps.
1962
1945 The Manila Youth
The National Orthopedic Rehabilitation Center was
Hospital School for the opened
crippled children and 1963
Youth is established With the approval of R.A. N.O.
1949 3562, the training of DEC
Quezon city Science High teachers scholars for the blind
School inaugurated for children started at the
the gifted students Philippine Normal University