EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION: FOUNDATIONS FOR LIFELONG SUCCESS

Abstract

Special needs cover a variety of differences in early childhood education. When discussing special needs, of children it is important to remember that they are culturally and socially constructed phenomena and This means that the child themself is not special, but the word ‘special’ aspect is constructed in relation to the environment and culture the child is in. The barriers that children with special needs face may or may not cause limitations and disability depending on how educators approach their needs.