Exceptional Children

Exceptional children are those children who deviate significantly
from the normal ones.The deviation may fall on the either end
and therefore,the exceptional child may be significantly below
average or above average in terms of physical
development,mental ability , social behaviour and emotional
reactions.

A child whose IQ is above
130,is usually considered as a
gifted child.

OF GIFTED CHILDREN
 Special schools or separate schools
 Ability grouping or separate classes
 Skipping or Double promotion
 Acceleration or Rapid advancement
 Enrichment programmes

A creative child is the one who has got the
ability to create,discover or produce a new
idea or object including the rearrangement
or reshaping of what is already known to
him.

OF CREATIVE CHILDREN
 Encouraging to think as many ideas
 Encourage originality on the part of
the children
 Provide appropriate opportunities
and atmosphere.
 Develop creativity through artistic
expression by providing materials
 Give full freedom for the
development of their imagination

BACKWARD CHILDREN OR SLOW
LEARNERS

The children who have IQ above 70,but learn at
areduced rate compared to their peers ,are
referred as slow learners,or as borderline
children.

OF SLOW LEARNERS.
 Avoid involving slow learners in
complex learning situations
 Help them to develop self confidence
 Give a series of brief and graded
lessons that can be completed in
short periods of time.
 Give provisions for the over learning
of the lessons.

An underachiever is a learner whose
achievement consistently falls below his
potential ability.

OF UNDERACHIEVERS
 Early identification and counselling
 Special classroom
 Adjusting school activities
 Home-school interactions
 Unlearning of underachievement

An individual whose IQ is below 70
is normally considered as mentally
retarded.

OF MENTALLY RETARDED
 Simple vocabulary
 Vocational training
 Special schools
 Home-school interactions

PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN

An individual who is affected by any physical
impairment in any way and hence is compelled
to limit his participation in normal activities.

SOCIALLY AND CULTURALLY
DISADVANATAGED CHILDREN

People of the lower strata of society are the
culturally disadavantaged.

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