Overview of Special Education Course Description: This course provides an overview of the special education law. Special education classifications and associated causes and characteristics will be explored as well as state and federal qualification criteria will be examined. Societal responses to students with disabilities as well as the impact of a student with special needs on family dynamics will also be covered in this course.
Supporting Students with Disabilities
Course Description: This course focuses on understanding how service is delivered to students with special education needs in the classroom and through supportive and related services. A review of the law as it relates to special education, and the individual educational program, assessment and planning process will be provided. Based on the premise that all children can learn, students will examine factors, which inhibit and enhance learning through a study of various instructional formats such as direct instruction, strategy instruction and task analysis. Students will engage in simulated classroom activities to explore and practice incorporating a wide array of alternative instructional techniques and programs, which can be used to support student with disabilities in all major curricular areas and to help children develop effective study skills.