Why is seguin an important figure in the history of special education ?

Eduoard Seguin (1812–1880), along with other students of Itard, carried forward many ideas that served as the foundation of special education.

In 1848, French psychologist Edouard Séguin, who had studied with Itard, immigrated to the United States and developed several influential guidelines for educating children
with special needs (ex. Mental retardation).

Seguin’s education programs stressed the importance of developing independence and self-reliance in disabled students by presenting them with a combination of physical and intellectual tasks.

Edouard Seguin developed the physiological method:

Sensory training

Focused on touch

Utilization of material

Motor training

Age appropriate activities

Simple to complex

Functional activities

Work and play

Over the years, many people — often disabled themselves — focused on education for people with disabilities. Some of these individuals broke barriers by fighting for their own educational experiences.

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