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=  **EDSP 210 - Teaching Students with Special Needs ** =

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=**COURSE GOALS //Yahoo// **=

• Understand the philosophical, historical, and legal foundations of education of students with disabilities, including federal entitlements that relate to the provision of specialized equipment and materials for learners with disabilities and an array of service options

• Identify philosophies that provide the foundation for research based special education practice including, cognition, communication, emotional/social, cultural considerations, motor, adaptive, and sensory areas

• Provide criteria, legal / educational definitions, etiology, and current incidence figures for a variety of exceptionalities, including mental retardation, developmentally delayed, hearing impairment, speech / language impairment, visual impairment, emotional and/or behavior disorders, orthopedic impairments, autism, traumatic brain injury, other health impairments, specific learning disabilities, deaf-blindness, multiple disabilities, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

• Discuss the characteristics of cognitive, behavior, physical/health disabled students and the impact of their disability on academic and educational functioning

• Recognize the impact of health and medical issues including safety precautions, medications, and nutrition

• Define Individual Education Program (IEP), list components of an IEP, and examine sample IEP’s

• Understand the importance of planning for transitions through the lifespan of students including, identifying attitudes and behaviors that affect students with disabilities, and communication roles and responsibilities of professionals on transdisciplinary teams

• Identify instructional and assistive technologies that support the teaching and learning process

• Consider the elements of a safe psychological and physical environment conducive to student learning

• Plan and present an activity that modifies instructional strategies/resources/technologies to meet learning needs

• Plan and present an activity which manages the educational environment to maximize opportunities for communication and interaction

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">• Understand the role of collaboration, including the responsibilities of parents, professionals, and paraprofessionals, and the contribution of organizations, agencies, and services for special needs

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">• Identify laws that relate to the provision of services for individuals with special needs

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">• Recognize the importance of decision-making and self-reflection on professional development


 * GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE COURSE**

This three-credit course is designed to enable preservice teachers to develop the knowledge base and instructional skills necessary to meet the educational needs of students with special needs in the classroom. This course is designed to familiarize preservice teachers with varied exceptionalities, including behavioral disorders, learning disabilities, mental retardation, Attention-Deficit-Hyperactivity-Disorder, and physical and sensory disabilities. The course will incorporate useful pedagogical information which addresses the learning abilities of exceptional students and enhances instruction across all subject areas.