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    History of Special EducationThe history of special education is of great interest to anyone who has a child who has difficulty learning. Special education has come a very long way and it is important to know how we got to where we are today when it comes to the educational rights of children with disabilities. It is sad to note that before 1975 it was common practice to exclude children with disabilities from public schools, even if this meant going against some compulsory education laws passed in 1918. Parents of Disabled children had a terrible choice. : keeping their children at home and preventing them from socializing and learning, or allowing their child to be institutionalized. Even children with moderate disabilities who were allowed to attend school were at risk of dropping out before graduating from high school. Educational programs and practices have been designed for students, as disabled or gifted students, whose mental, physical, and emotional abilities require special educational approaches, equipment, or care inside or outside of school. 'an ordinary classroom. Special education is a federally funded program designed to provide access to free and appropriate education to children with disabilities in public school systems. Special needs provides a framework under which an impressive array of diagnoses can be integrated. Children with special needs may have mild learning disabilities or profound mental retardation; food allergies or terminal illness; developmental delays that catch up quickly or remain entrenched; occasional panic attacks or serious psychiatric problems. The title is helpful in obtaining needed services, setting appropriate goals, and better understanding a stressed child and family. Develop...... middle of paper ...... o trainers. The main issue appears to be the partnership between the paraeducator and supervisor in identifying skill development needs and the conditions for cost-effective, skill-based expert development based on those needs. Many programs do not provide the monitoring and supervisory assistance needed to ensure workplace learning. So, overall, a paraeducator plays a very important role in the development of a child with special needs. He is the person who spends the most time with the child, alongside the parent. They are there to help the child throughout the day and guide them in their education. So, if they are not properly trained, they will not have the knowledge to help the child. If they do not have a partnership with the teacher and are not properly compensated, they will not give the best to the child in their care..