When children have special needs especially reading and writing skills, it makes it difficult for them to express their thoughts, ideas, and feelings with others and it may hinder their social life. But in other cases, children may have very normal social lives. I truly think it depends on the child and how much encouragement they are receiving and how much help they are getting with their disability.
My younger brother has a learning disability and especially when he was younger; it was obvious that he was having trouble keeping up in class and that the bigger environment was not helping him improve his reading and writing skills. When my mom pulled him out and put him in a private school, he was in much smaller classes so he had more one-on-one help, which in turn made his social skills stronger. It is important that parents and teachers work with the specific child for their individual needs.
As a future teacher, I think that the most important thing is meeting the needs of every individual child. When a child has special needs, it is the teacher’s role to do everything they can to help the child reach their full potential and achieve goals that are developmentally appropriate for them.
Agreed that all children should receive individualized attention, but remember, you'll have that one parent who refuses services for their child because they don't see a problem. Be prepared for that situation and how you'll work to meet the child's needs in the classroom.
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