As world population grows, young girls continue to struggle

Special education or special, needs education is the tailoring of the education programme to suit the needs of students in a way that accommodates students’ individual needs and differences. These differences can include physical disability and or mental and intellectual challenges. Ideally, this involves an individually planned and systematically monitored arrangement of teaching procedures, equipment, and materials, accessible settings, and other methods and measures designed to help students achieve a higher level of self-sufficiency and success in school and community than would be available if the student wasn a part of the general education system.

No one knows your child better than you do, therefore, you would probably be the first to recognise that something is wrong. If you do notice that ‘something is not quite right’, bring it to your child’s doctor’s attention. The sooner that treatment starts, the better chance you have of minimising the impact of the disability.

There are some disabilities and challenges that present themselves physically like Down’s Syndrome or paralysis, but there are others that might be more subtle. Here are some things to look out for at the preschool level: AMMAN, Jordan (AP): THE WORLD’S population grew slightly to 7.4 billion, in 2016, the UN said on Thursday, December 1, with a substantial youth bulge challenging political and social systems across the planet. The United

Parents have to know their child and observe when something seems amiss. If parents believe that something is wrong, they should carry the child to the doctor for a medical review. The doctor will assess the development of the child. At this point, challenges such as vision or auditory challenges can be identified. Sometimes the reason for a child’s difficulty at school could simply be poor vision or a Nations Population Fund released its 2016 State of the World Population report on Thursday in Amman, Jordan.

IDaniel Baker, regional humanitarian coordinator and head of the fund’s Jordan country office, highlighted the potential fallout – and gains – to be had by overcoming the world’s clear gender inequality in the half of the world’s population under the age of 24.

“Failing to invest in girls is nothing less than planned poverty. Unless we invest in girls, we’re planning to have a poorer future,” Baker said.

The report said the world’s population grew 1.1 per cent to 7.433 billion from 7.349 billion the previous year.

The report focuses on the well-being of 10-year-old girls as indicators of development success or failure. It says that 89 per cent of the world’s 125 million 10-year-olds live in developing countries where girls face obstacles to equal education, health care, and safety.

The report estimated that developing countries could generate or lose at least $21 billion, depending on their investments in the health and education of their 10-year-old girls today.

UNFP goodwill ambassador Princess Basma Bint Talal says that the fate of the world’s young girls rests in international commitment to equality.

“Let us remember that we are all responsible. Let us remember that our every word and deed, positive or negative, can affect the road she travels from this crossroads in her life. This is what will shape her role in society, which is to say our society, and our world,” she