Special Education
Department of Special Education, an integral part of Composite Regional Center-Sikkim, providing special educational services to all children with special needs. The department works very closely with other departments of the Centre and contributing the best as possible to achieve the established objectives of Centre, for the holistic development of persons with disabilities, their families.
Services offered:
Special education services
The special education programme of the department works closely with teachers, parents, siblings and other family members to identify and support children with special needs ages 3 to 18. In order to ensure a holistic development of the all children, the department works collaboratively with other departments of the Centre; occupational therapy, speech therapy, clinical psychology, physiotherapy, social work and vocational training.
Mode of services:
The modes adopted to impart the special education services are individualized Education Programme (IEP), Individualized Family Support Programme (IFSP), Group therapy and Parental counseling.
Children eligible for special education services
A child with a disability is eligible for special education and related services. This term includes a child who is evaluated and determined to have:
- Intellectual disabilities.
- Autism spectrum disorders.
- Cerebral palsy.
- Hearing disabilities.
- Visual disabilities.
- Speech and language disabilities.
- Locomotor disabilities.
- Learning disability.
- Multiple disabilities.