|
Permanent
Schedule
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Course
Number
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Course
Title and Description
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Credit
Hours
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Fall
(Thursday)
|
SpEd
480/880
(Required
for
Endorsement)
|
A
Lifespan Approach to Mental Retardation
A lifespan approach that can be used by teachers psychologists, and
multi-disciplinary educational personnel for understanding individuals
with mental retardation. Issues regarding definitions, identification,
best practice standards and research in educational, residential,
and vocational programming will be introduced. Analysis of current
legal and ethical issues in developmental disabilities is included.
|
3
|
Fall
(Monday)
|
SpEd
882
(Required for Endorsement)
|
Advanced
Methods for Students with Retardation or Severe Disabilities
Strategies for instruction and specialized interventions to accommodate
the diverse needs of students with significant disabilities in inclusive
school and community settings. Adaptations and unique accommodations
for effective education of students with autism, dual sensory impairments,
moderate-severe intellectual impairments and multiple disabilities
are provided. Topics include neuromotor disorders, health care,
positioning, and using assistive technology.
Prerequisite: SpEd 881 for Severely/ Multihandicapped
Endorsement Students, SpEd 862 for Early Childhood Handicapped
Endorsement Students, or permission of instructor. |
3
|
Fall
(Monday)
|
SpEd
980
(Required
for Endorsement)
|
Collaborative
Assessment for Students with Retardation and Severe Disabilities
Designed to meet the needs of teachers, psychologists, and professional
staff who conduct assessment of students with moderate-profound retardation
and multiple disabilities in school settings. Strategies emphasize
assessing student's capabilities and needs in relationship to valued
life outcomes. Processes of assessment will be conducted in
actual classroom and community settings.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. |
2
|
|
TBA
|
SpEd
896(P)
|
Directed
Field Experience
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. |
Credit arranged
|
|
TBA
|
SpEd
897P
(Required for Endorsement)
|
Student
Teaching: Severely Multihandicapped
Laboratory and teaching experience in the area of specialization.
Prerequisite: By application only
(March 1 for Fall, October 1 for Spring) |
6-12
|
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TBA
|
SpEd
907P
|
Seminar
in Special Education: Assessing Behavior State Among Students
with Severe Disabilities
(done independently using CD-ROM format-Revised in 1996) |
2
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ellin siegel ph.d. 
