when I was doing my diploma in early childhood education ,I had a practicum that I have to do where I need to make a visit to a special school and observe the special children.When I was in that school I always wonder how do the students here in this special  school ,that I have visited  communicate with each and another and how ICT is used in the children's learning and education.  With the advancement of technology the ways in which ICT can be made accessible to engage and facilitate the learning for students with special needs has increased.

ICT resources can include computer access devises such as switches, adapted mouse and keyboards, communication aids and specialised software. Issues that surround the use of introducing ICT in the classroom are often centred on the lack of confidence of the teacher’s ability to support the technology and whether or not the technology is appropriate to the student’s specific needs and their capabilities.


 Teacher education graduates should have an understanding of the implications of learning technology, information technology and communications technology for educational practice. It is a requirement for current pre-service

 teachers to implement a level of ICT into their professional experience placements and take ICT related subjects as part of their teaching studies. I belief that the use of ICT to support various pedagogic practices has been found to have a positive impact on the learning environment and with the inclusion of students with special needs.

In my point of view due to having a disability some special needs students may have difficulty with reading, writing, spelling or numeracy – have a visual or hearing impairment or an emotional or behaviour problem which could use the support of a computer aided technology. For students who find it difficult to write, may find that the keyboard a useful tool to record their work. There is also the availability of speech to text software which can alleviate these difficulties. For visually impaired students, different coloured screen fonts, icon menus and sizes can be altered to help the student to read text – or use of audio output. Pupils with hearing impairment may need symbols and pictures to enhance the meaning of text. Graphics can be used to stimulate writing and illustrated overlays can also make writing more accessible when using a concept keyboard. For behavioural problems the use of educational games can help to motivate the students to engage with learning.