Course Name |
Long Title |
Min Credits |
Description |
Requisites |
SPE-215 |
Exceptional Person for Secondary Educ |
3 |
This course requires students to demonstrate knowledge of the fundamental concepts of teaching students with cognitive , behavioral and / or physical health disabilities in the seventh through twelfth grades inclusive setting . This includes : philosophical , historical and legal functions of special education ; current identification criteria ; legal and educational definitions ; etiology ; incidence and prevalence figures ; cognitive , behavioral and physical characteristics for high school students with disabilities . Field experience is required . |
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SPE-231 Mild / Moderate Disabilities 3
SPE-232 Students W / Complex Needs in Edu Setting 3
Educational and medical definitions , etiology , identification criteria , as well as educational challenges for students who are included in the general education environment for 85 % of the school day . are presented . Field experience is required . This course presents the causative factors , atypical cognitive , physical , psychological , medical , psychological and psychosocial conditions of students with complex needs . Collaborative relationships within the educational , rehabilitative , social welfare and medical systems ; as well as with professional organizations and advocacy groups are stressed .
SPE-205
SPE-205
SPE-300 Pre-Student Teaching 3
SPE-331 Implem Inclus Pract Mild / Moderate Pop 3
SPE-332
Assess / Instruc for Students with Complex Needs
3
Applications of best practices for teaching students with mild to moderate disabilities are presented . Students develop skills which allow them to assess , plan and execute research-based practices within the general education classroom as well as in resource rooms . Students create environments conducive to learning through an applied behavior analysis perspective . Authentic and alternative assessment techniques used with students with complex needs are presented . The assessments are the basis for Emphasis in this course is on identifying strengths and needs while monitoring the progress of students with complex needs . Students develop a systematic approach to the modification / adaptation planning for instruction within a curriculum . Practical , ethical , legal and philosophical approaches to inclusion are clearly addressed .
SPE-205 , SPE-231
SPE-205 SPE232 .