Remedial education is education designed to assist students in order to achieve expected competencies in core academic skills such as literacy and numeracy.
Whereas special education is designed specifically for students with special needs, remedial education can be designed for any students, with or without special needs.
Special educators design IEPs i.e. Individualized Education Plan which is intended to help children reach educational goals more easily than they otherwise would. In all cases the IEP is tailored to the individual student’s needs based on their strengths and weaknesses.