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Table 3 Type of Impairment* among children with Special Needs or Needing further assessment

From: Are the special educational needs of children in their first year in primary school in Ireland being identified: a cross-sectional study

 

Physical disability

Visual impairment

Hearing impairment

Speech impairment

Learning disability

Emotional problem

Behavioural problem

 

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

Identified special needs

25.3

6.0

6.0

44.6

38.6

27.7

24.1

Needs further assessment

5.3

3.0

1.5

39.4

22.0

18.9

21.2

  1. *Teachers were asked to identify if the children had an impairment which prevented them from fully participating in classroom activities.