Instructing Students with Mild/Moderate Disabilities   [Archived Catalog]
2019-2020 Academic Catalog and Student Handbook
   

SPED 361 - Instructing Students with Mild/Moderate Disabilities

3 Credit(s)
This course examines principles and techniques for instructing and assessing academic progress of young children with mild to moderate disabilities. Emphasis will be placed on the selection of developmentally appropriate curriculum, the collection of assessment data from various sources, and the interpretation of assessment results. The course focuses on inclusion and will examine the implications of cultural and linguistic diversity and the need to address the increasing number of children identified as autistic on instruction and assessment of students with mild to moderate disabilities. Curriculum planning will be discussed with a focus on accommodating learners, modifying materials, and developing compliant individualized Educational plans (IEPs). Prerequisite(s): SPED 331