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  • 3.00 Credits

    Introduces special and general education teacher education candidates to strategies for meeting the needs of students with disabilities in early childhood and elementary general education settings. Students enrolled in SP ED 5011 will be held to a higher standard of performance and will be assigned additional work.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Introduces special and general education teacher education candidates to strategies for meeting the needs of students with disabilities in secondary general education settings. Students enrolled in SP ED 5012 will be held to a higher standard of performance and will be assigned additional work.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is designed to give students a broad base knowledge about global issues and global perspectives concerning the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights that Everyone has a right to education. Guiding questions in this course include (a) Do global communities have the same perspectives on the right to an education for all learners including those with disabilities?, and (b) Is there an evolving global movement for educating all learners including those with disabilities? This course will introduce students to an international frame of reference so that they may think critically about global education practices concerning individuals with exceptional learning needs involved in four of the world's major civilizations (a) Confucian, (b) Islamic, (c) Western, and (d) Hindu. This course will support students' understanding of differing perspectives concerning the universal right to education while investigating the needs of persons with disabilities in the global community. Students will be expected to build skills in communicating with understanding about international needs of exceptional populations in global communities. Students registered for SP ED 5020 will have additional assignments.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Introduction to assessment with an emphasis on data-based decision making and utilizing measurement tools that lead to instructional planning.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Theoretical and applied foundations of instructional and behavioral support strategies for students with disabilities.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course examines theoretical and applied foundations of communication development and intervention for students with disabilities. Includes procedures for the infusion of augmentative and alternative communication systems into home, school, and community settings.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Introduction to federal, state, and local government roles in special education. Emphasis on federal statutory regulations and case law and their effects on service delivery and public policy. Recommended Prerequisites: SP ED 5011 and 5053 for Special Education Students.
  • 2.00 Credits

    This course involves a series of online instructional modules regarding writing skills that are relevant to the programs in the Department of Special Education, including; APA format, writing for the profession, and preventing plagiarism.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Behavioral support strategies and issues for students with mild/moderate disabilities in classroom, school, and community settings. Prerequisite: SP ED 5011, 5021, 5022, 5030, 5040, and 5053. Co-requisite: SP ED 5132.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is designed to provide experience in the administration and interpretation of assessment procedures for planning and implementing instructional interventions for students with mild/moderate disabilities. The primary emphasis for assessment is on evaluation and linking IEP goals and objectives to the assessment results. It also provides an introduction to the service delivery and professional and practical ethics required to meet the knowledge area outlined in the Council for Exceptional Children Special Education Professional Ethical Principles (see http://www.cec.sped.org/Standards/Ethical-Principles-and-Practice-Standards). Additionally, this course meets the diversity requirement of the English as a Second Language (ESL) endorsement requirements. Prerequisites: (SP ED 2010 OR SP ED 2011 OR SP ED 2012) AND SP ED 5021 AND SP ED 5022 AND SP ED 5040 AND SP ED 5054. Co-requisite: SP ED 5131 AND SP ED 5200.