Issues Regarding Special Needs Education In Malaysia

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Issues regarding special needs education in malaysia. Inclusive education continues to receive serious attention globally and this article critically argues the need to understand the issues and challenges facing the implementation of inclusive education in malaysia specifically the special needs education. Kuala lumpur july 2 special needs students must declare their health status to their schools at least three days before the school session begins. Lay and hui 2014 p. The blueprint recognizes the need for closing social gaps keeping children in school until upper secondary school and improving test scores to begin tackling the problems.

As such pinpointing a list of top five issues in the field isn t realistic. This section intends to give an overview of specia l needs education sector in malaysia by discussing its historical background and policy development. There needs to be ongoing conversation about special education between a broad range of experts educators parents and students. The ministry of education moe in a statement on the management guidelines for special needs students said parents or guardians needed to make.

The salamanca statement and framework for action on special needs education the salamanca statement is a major international policy document outlining the global consensus on the needs for educational reform and the policies and strategies needed to include children with disabilities in the education system unesco 1994. Special needs education in malaysia is quite a way off when compared to any of the more advanced nations in the world. Although problems exist for education in malaysia the government introduced the malaysia education blueprint in 2013 to begin correcting some of these issues. The age window can be small but with the right assessment and therapy most of these children can learn to fit into their school and community successfully academically behaviourally and socially.

Special education is a charged subjective topic just as any complex and personal issue is. Certification in children with special needs therapy children with special needs need to be diagnosed early so that early intervention can be given to normalize the child. The vijayaratnam foundation s the philanthropic arm of the qi group of companies in malaysia main focus under the education pillar is the empowerment of individuals in the field of special learning needs and in line with this a centre for children with special learning needs called taarana was set up.