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			Special education demands special educational approaches, methods and means of education as it is designated for mentally and physically disabled students.
			Special education is the education of students with special needs in a way that addresses the students' individual differences and needs.
			Gifted education differs from special education as it is based on quite different principles, teaching techniques and educational programs.
			Education of students with special needs is aimed rather at teaching such students vital skills necessary for their future life in society.

Preservice education 1. The first stage of preservice education is the study of one or more principal subjects that the student is preparing to teach. For example, students in many colleges of education in England study only one principal subject, to which they devote about one-third of their total time. In the United States, the first two years of college or university work may include some principal subjects. Both patterns have their critics, the first because it produces narrow intellectual specialists, the second because it encourages dilettantism and inadequate depth. 2. The second stage of preservice education includes the study of philosophy, sociology, history of education, and educational psychology. These courses contribute to the student’s general education and personal development as well as providing him with knowledge of differences in individual educability or educational opportunity. 3. The third stage of preservice education includes the study of teaching methods, that is, the set of special methods and principles that are used when teaching a particular subject. 4. The last stage of preservice education is teaching practice, usually carried own in model schools attached to colleges or universities. For example, a typical model school for medical students is a teaching hospital, where they receive practical training from experienced doctors. Определите, какое утверждение соответствует содержанию текста.

			Preservice education provides students not only with theoretical knowledge but also gives them an opportunity to apply this knowledge in practice.
			It is generally considered that students should study many principal subjects so that they would have a wide intellectual development.
			Students of all specialties get useful information about the methods of educating and treating children while studying the Humanities.
			For medical students practice is very important because they are able to treat at real hospitals alongside with experienced doctors.

Завершите утверждение согласно содержанию текста. The stage of preservice education when students study the basis of methodology is the …

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Ответьте на вопрос: How many principle subjects should the students study?

			There is no common opinion concerning the number of principle subjects to be studied.
			It is considered that the study of only one principle subject takes up too much time.
			When the students have a lot of principle subjects they are likely to be ignorant.
			The number of principle subjects to be studied at preservice education depends on the country.