Identify and briefly describe the contributions of individuals pertinent to the history and growth of special education
What will be an ideal response?
Jean-Marc-Gaspard Itard: French physician who was an authority on education of students who were deaf. Associated with the beginning of special education as we know it today. Used special education techniques to dramatically improve the behavior of a child found roaming naked and wild in the forests of France.ÉdouardSéguin:A student of Itard who became famous for educating children whom others thought wereunable to learn anything of significance. His ideas, along with Itard's, form the basis of present-day special education. Samuel Gridley Howe: An American physician, educator, and political and social reformer. Helped found the Perkins School for the Blind and taught students who were deaf and blind. Also helped organize a school for children with mental retardation. Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet: A minister who established the first American residential school for students who were deaf. Elizabeth Farrell: A teacher in New York City who helped develop special education as a profession and worked with other special educators nationwide to found the Council for Exceptional Children.
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