Special Education

Special education provides support, adjustments, accommodations, and related services to children and adolescents with a documented disability. A student with special needs will likely benefit from supplementary educational services, including highly individualized learning approaches, the use of advanced classroom technology or materials, or a learning area specifically modified to be accessible to students with special needs. While children can have many types of special needs, the most common include:

What Does a Special Education Professional Do?

Special Education Professionals have a valuable opportunity to positively impact students’ lives by preparing them to be successful in the classroom and into adulthood. They work with students with mild to severe mental, psychological, learning, or physical disabilities and a variety of learning conditions. Special education professionals include Special Education Teachers, Educational Diagnosticians, Teachers of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Teachers of the Visually Impaired, and more.

These professionals offer additional services, multilevel differentiated instruction, individualized programs, specialized placements and environments to guarantee that all children’s educational needs are addressed and met. They plan and execute IEPs, evaluate students’ educational skills, tailor and modify academic curriculum to accommodate children’s learning needs and abilities, and evaluate students’ goals and progress.

What Is an IEP (Individualized Educational Program)?

Students receive a highly individualized educational program that corresponds with their Individualized Educational Program, which is a written legal document that is designed to enhance a child’s educational experience and meet a child’s special needs. An IEP provides a comprehensive program of all special education services that a child receives and comprises goals, testing modifications, present performance, and settings.

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act is the nation’s special education law that provides “specially designed instruction to meet the unique needs of a child with a disability.” IDEA provides rights and immunities to students with disabilities and their parents, guardians and families. A recent study indicates that approximately 14% of all K-12 public school students receive special education services under IDEA, and an estimated 33% of students receiving special education services had specific learning disabilities.

Special Education Services at Therapy Source

The number of students enrolled in special education has grown significantly over the years, and due to the high teacher turnover rate, there are currently more job openings than applicants for school-based special education positions. By partnering with us, your school can benefit from our in-person, online, and blended/hybrid options to fill a variety of special education roles, save money, and yield better outcomes.

At Therapy Source, our Special Education Professionals are committed to empowering and equipping students to reach their goals and full academic potential. They offer customized, high-quality learning programs that implement specialized teaching methodologies, strategies and classroom approaches that work for students’ specific needs.

Our professionals provide services and evaluations; create IEPs, evaluations, and plans; document objectives and goals that are specific, accessible, and assessable; conduct Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBAs); facilitate case management; and assess processes.

As an established leader in the telepractice and remote learning sector, Therapy Source administers services via TheraWeb, our HIPAA/FERPA compliant platform, which provides live, virtual therapy and education sessions.

We provide public, charter, virtual, and other schools with access to a national network of licensed and certified professionals, including:

• Special Education Teachers
• Educational Diagnosticians
• Teachers of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
• Teachers of the Visually Impaired
• Sign Language Interpreters