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Prevalence of Students in Special Education. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS. Prevalence. Prevalence-The TOTAL number of individuals with a particular disability currently existing in the population at a given time.
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Prevalence of Students in Special Education NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS
Prevalence • Prevalence-The TOTAL number of individuals with a particular disability currently existing in the population at a given time. • Prevalence is expressed as a percentage of the population exhibiting a specific exceptionality. • e.g., if the prevalence of learning disabilities is estimated at 5% of the school age population, then we can reasonably assume that 5 out of every 100 students evidence a learning disability.
Prevalence • According to the US Dept of Education, approximately six million U.S. students (5,541, 166) between 6 and 21 years of age receive special education services
Prevalence-The Big Four (90%) • # of Children Percentage of Total • LD 2,817, 148 50.84% • Spch • & Lang 1,074, 548 19.39% • MR 611,076 11.02 • ED 463,262 8.36
Prevalence-The Other 10% • OHI 220,831 3.98 • Mult Disab 107,763 1.94 • Hear Imp 70, 883 1.27 • Orthop Imp 69, 495 1.25 • VI, Aut, DB --- 1.5 • TBI, DD
Facts About Children with Disabilities • # of children has grown every year since a national count was begun in the 1976-1977 school year • Children with disabilities in special education represent approximately 9.0% of all children in school • Approximately 90% of all children and youth receiving special education are reported under 4 categories (1) LD; (2) S & L (3) MR & (4) ED
Facts About Children with Disabilities • In the general education population, males and females are enrolled in equal proportion • About twice as many males as females receive special education
Facts About Children with Disabilities • What about children birth through 5 years of age? IDEA addresses their needs in a separate section of the law. • In the general population, 206,000, or about 2%, of U. S. infants and toddlers (birth to 36 months) receive early intervention services • And almost 590,000 preschool children (ages 3 through 5 years), or approximately 5% of the U.S. preschool population, received early childhood services.