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Expectations of the type of special students in the West Virginia public school systems can be obtained from the table below. The data were gathered by the West Virginia Department of Education and can be used by science teachers in projecting the relative frequency and the types of special students that can be expected enter their classrooms.

The title of this table is: DISTRIBUTION OF SPECIAL STUDENTS IN THE WEST VIRGINIA PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. This table shows the distribution of special students in the West Virginia Public School System, for the year 1995, by type of disability. 19,024 students (46%) have a specific learning disability. 11,011 students (26%) have communication disorders. 6,473 students (16%) have mild mental impairments. 883 students (5%) have moderate mental impairments. 377 students (0.91%) students have hearing impairments. 288 students (0.69%) have severe mental impairments. 219 students (0.53%) have orthopedic impairments. 199 students (0.48%) have visual impairments. 196 students (0.47%) have profound mental impairments. 130 students (0.31%) have Autism. 80 students (0.19%) have impairments due to traumatic brain injuries. 24 students (0.06%) are deaf-blind. 754 students (1.81%) have "other health impairments." In the table below are listed the categories, numbers, and percentages of students with disabilities nationwide. Although the categories are somewhat different from the table above, the general proportions are quite similar.

The title of this table is: DISTRIBUTION OF SPECIAL STUDENTS IN THE UNITED STATES PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. This table shows the distribution of special students in the United States Public School System, for the year 1995, by type of disability. 2,064,892 students (48%) have a specific learning disability. 976,186 students (23%) have communication disorders. 566,150 students (13%) have mental retardation. 382,570 students (9%) have serious emotional disorders. 87,956 students (2%) have multiple disabilities. 58,164 students (1%) have hearing impairments. 53,165 students (1%) have other health impairments. 47,999 students (1%) have orthopedic impairments. 22,960 students (0.5%) have visual impairments. 1,634 students (0.04%) are deaf-blind.

The WV Department of Education, Project on Co-ordinated and Thematic Sciences (CATS);
The National Science Foundation
The Eberly College of Arts & Sciences, WVU

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