Introduction to Special Education (UESP 340)

Term: 2013-2014 Spring Term

Faculty

Mrs. Alison M WindsorShow MyInfo popup for Mrs. Alison M Windsor

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Schedule

Sat, 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM (1/6/2014 - 3/1/2014) Location: MAIN MH 324

Description

Focuses on the foundation of special education and is designed to provide a comprehensive review of what has been called ?Special Education?. As future teachers, students will come to understand the history of special education, including how children and adolescents are assessed, labeled, and provided services under the existing and past federal and state laws; what constitutes general patterns of learning and behavior of children needing special services; intervention strategies, both within the regular education setting and separate from the regular classroom; how past and present laws and litigation influences services for children needing special education; how community, state and federal programs interact to support schools and families of children needing special services; how cognitive, physical, social, and behavioral skill development shapes children and delineate how individuals acquire and process information.