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By : A u
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Rhofa Baja
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Special in t he
Educa t io n
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Philippine
• Several years back, Dr. Teresita G.
Inciong reports that Philippine’s
problem in special and inclusive
education are the same as some of other
countries.Forums, cited some problems
and concerns which beset the SPED
program in the Philippines.
• In partnership efforts with other
government agencies, non-government
organizations and other stakeholders, we
are slowly generating positive results.

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 p e cia l an d
s u e s of S
Is u ca t i o n
e d
inclusive
1. Non-inclusive school

• there are not enough schools that

offers inclusive education in the
Philippines.

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2. Poverty and mindset

• Let’s say you found an inclusive school for your

child. A school that’s doing the right thing and is
very supportive. The next thing to be considered
is, can parents afford to send their child with a
disability to school? The Philippines is a
developing country and many Persons with
Disabilities (PwD) are living in poverty. 

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3. State of Inclusive and • Now that we are facing COVID-
special Education 19, the country has decided to
During the Pandemic conduct remote learning and will
not be having in-person classes
until our country flattens the curve.
This presents new challenges for
the PwD community.

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4. Homelessness

• This is a challenge being faced by

more students than you might
expect, and under new Every
Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
requirements, increased focus is
being placed on monitoring the
academic growth of this specific
population. Again, these students
fit outside the realm of
traditionally acknowledged special
education students.

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5. Twice-Exceptional Students

• One of the challenges teachers

face, in addition to everything else
on their plates, is providing
material that is appropriate in
content and grade level for every
child. When discussing students
with special needs, this can often
refer to age-appropriate and skill-
appropriate content. 
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6. Parenta

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7. Attitudinal Barrier

• This is the worst barrier and considered

very critical especially in the
implementation of a viable and
systematic special education program.
Information dissemination campaigns
and strengthening the advocacy programs
through parent education, orientation
sessions with the regular teachers, school
administrators, other school personnel,
the students and the community helped a
lot in the gradual removal of this barrier.
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 • The field of special education has in recent
years gained recognition among enthusiasts,
like teachers and even parents to embark into
8. Dearth of Researches research and furthering their studies along
and Studies researches the area of special education most especially
about Children with on inclusive education. This is a positive
Special Needs development in special education especially
with the offering of special education units in
the curriculum of teacher-training
institutions or in the pre-service level.

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Than
k You!