Transcript title
Overview of Special Ed
Credits
3
Grading mode
Standard letter grades
Total contact hours
50
Lecture hours
20
Other hours
30
Recommended preparation
ED 140.
Course Description
Acquaints students with the exceptional child and his/her family. Provides an overview of the referral process and resources available for exceptional children and their families. Explores typical and atypical development and common delays and disabilities in all domains of child development. Includes discussion about teaching methods and strategies that are adapted or modified to meet individual child needs. Requires three hours of supervised weekly field placement.
Course learning outcomes
1. Explain the historical and legal context of inclusion and special education.
2. Describe the characteristics of students eligible for services under specific disability categories in special education law.
3. Examine inclusive practices, accommodations, and modifications to support students with differing abilities.
Content outline
- Course introduction and overview of learning outcomes
- Child Development and Developmental Needs
- Developmentally Appropriate Practice, Inclusion, and Universal Design
- Developmental Supports and Interventions
- Addressing Challenging Behaviors and Learning from Observation
- Understanding Speech and Language Impairments
- Understanding Autism Spectrum
- Visual and Hearing Differences
- Physical Disabilities
- Intellectual Differences, ADHD, Nonneurotypical considerations
- Culturally responsive teaching practices related to Special ED.
Required materials
This course will require a textbook.
