Question

Compensatory education is meant for

• A. Gifted children
• B. Socially and culturally, deprived children
• C. Mentally retarded children
• D. Learning disabled children

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Socially and culturally, deprived children

Compensatory education is an educational approach that helps students who are at risk of low academic achievement or cognitive impairment: 

• Purpose

  Compensatory education provides supplementary programs or services to help students succeed. It can also be used to make up for educational services that a child missed or was denied. 

• Focus

  Compensatory education focuses on the individual student and their learning and living environment. It's based on the idea that environmental conditions, often caused by poverty, are responsible for poor academic achievement. 

• Teaching approaches

  Compensatory teaching approaches present material in a different format to help students master a concept. For example, a deaf student who can't speak may be taught sign language. 

• When it's used

  Compensatory education may be used when: 

  • A child is identified with a disability by Child Find 

  • It's determined that the child has been denied a free and appropriate public education (FAPE) 

  • The school district is out of compliance in providing FAPE