Instructing and Assessing Students with Mild to Moderate Disabilities   [Archived Catalog]
2011-2012 PO Academic Catalog and Student Handbook
   

SPED 560 - Instructing and Assessing Students with Mild to Moderate Disabilities


4 credits
This course examines principles and techniques for assessing academic progress and addresses the design of instruction and selection of curriculum materials for students and young adults with mild to moderate disabilities. Class work will include observing and learning from practicing special education teachers. (Fifteen hours of fieldwork/observation is required at 2 different age levels.) Emphasis will be placed on collecting data from many sources, and accurately interpreting assessment results for students including those who are culturally and linguistically diverse. Curriculum planning, related to state and local standards, will be discussed with a focus on accommodating learners and modifying materials. Teacher candidates will develop skills in writing concise descriptions of students’ present levels of performance, goals and objectives that are achievable and measurable, and both individual and group lesson plans. Compliant IEPs will be discussed.