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Introduction to Special Education (EDUC 2250)
Total Credits:
3
Lecture Credits:
3
Description:
This course is designed to prepare prospective teachers to teach children and youth with disabilities by exploring special education: the history of the field, definitions, classifications, theoretical approaches, assessment, service delivery models, trends, and issues. You will examine the physical, social, cognitive, and behavioral challenges that affect children and youth with disabilities. You will also become familiar with the legal aspects and key legislation regarding special education, as well as familial and communal contexts, for students with special needs. Must be taken A-F.
Topical Outline:
1. History of Special Education, Theories, and Practices
2. Legal Aspects, Key Legislation, and Eligibility
3. Characteristics and Identification of Students who Receive Special Education Services
4. Learning Activities, Assessments, Strategies, and Services Provided for Students in Special Education
5. Understanding Students with Disabilities within the Context of Family and Community
6. Trends and Issues in the Field
Learning Outcomes:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of Special Education's history and the theories and practices within the field
2. Recognize legal aspects and key legislation affecting children and youth with disabilities
3. Identify physical, social, cognitive, and behavioral challenges which affect children and youth with disabilities
4. Adapt and modify instructional and management strategies to meet the needs of students with disabilities in a variety of settings and assess their learning
5. Discuss the family and community dynamics of having a student in special education
6. Identify current trends and issues impacting students receiving special education services
Prerequisites:
EDUC 1500