The purpose of this study is reconceptualizing the concept of special education and clarifying the specialness of that. To achieve this purpose, this study is to clarify the specialness of special education as instructional place, contents and methods which has done through reconceptualization of special education. The results from this study appeared as following; First, the traditional special education transmitted instructions from outside of classroom of general education, but reconceptualized special education has special-ness emphasizing supports and services with the places where transmit instructions inside of classroom of general education for students with special needs. Second, the traditional special education emphasized on offering educationally appropriate experiences for students who has unique needs, but reconceptualized special education required on educational outcomes through instructional contents equal to students without disabilities for students with special needs. Third, the traditional special education has justified as specially designed instruc-tional method suitable for unique needs from students with disabilities, but reconcep-tualized special education also has specialness which should applicate special meth-ods about instruction through modification and accommodation of instruction in gen-eral classroom for students with special needs. Therefore, as reconceptualization of special education, current special education has specialness in supports and services with instructional places, instructional outcomes through instructional contents, and instructional modification and accommodation with special instructional methods for students with special needs.