Course Number |
Course Title |
Course Description |
SPD 535 |
Education of Individuals with Disabilities |
This course provides an introduction to
the strengths and needs of persons with disabilities, with
implications for identification and educational programming
for regular and special educators. Legislation and
case law addressing the rights of individuals with
disabilities are discussed. |
SPD 538 |
Practicum
and Methods in Special Education |
Students gain direct experience in the use
of curriculum, methods, and materials for learners with
special needs. Additional topics include assessment,
modifications, adaptations, learning strategies, direct
instruction and collaboration. |
| SPD 637 |
Behavior
Change and System Support |
Practical techniques for managing student
behavior and for facilitating parent involvement in the
education of students with disabilities will be presented.
Classroom management techniques for challenging and socially
inappropriate behaviors will be emphasized.
Prerequisite: SPD 535 |
SPD 537 |
Assessment in Special Education |
This course addresses basic measurement
principles, formal and informal assessment, and the
connection of assessment to instruction. Students gain
experience with diagnostic tools for assessing achievement,
social behavior, adaptive behavior, language, and
perceptual-motor skills. |
SPD 595 |
Individual Assessment of Cognitive Functioning/WESCHSLER
Scales |
This course is designed to acquaint
students with the theory, problems, ethical standards, and
techniques of administering individual tests of
intelligence. Specifically, each student will learn to
administer, score, and interpret the latest edition of the
WISC, WAIS, and the WPPSI. |
SPD 631 |
A Study of
Behavior Disorders in Children |
This course will focus on theories,
characteristics, and treatment of mild, moderate, and severe
behavioral disorders in children and youth. Issues
involving definition, classification and intervention for
remediation of such disorders as aggression, autism,
depression, and delinquency will be covered. |
SPD 568 |
Teaching
Methods for Learners with Mild to Moderate Learning
Disabilities |
Course content centers upon a rationale
for instruction of students with mild to moderate
disabilities and presents a variety of methods, materials,
and instructional strategies. |
SPD 562 |
Study of Cognitive and Low-Incidence Disabilities |
This course is designed to provide an
in-depth study of the strengths and needs of persons with
mental retardation and other low-incidence disabilities.
Topics addressed include etiology, family partnerships,
educational needs, inclusive programs, and transition issues
across the lifespan. |
| SPD 678 |
Seminar in
Special Education |
This course prepares students for the role
of the educational diagnostician. Topics addressed
include special education law, consultation and
collaboration, second language learners with special needs,
and research-based "best practices" in special education.
Prerequisites: SPD 677, SPD 537, SPD 595 |
SPD 677 |
Assessment of Young Children and Low Incidence Populations |
This course provides
instruction and practice in administration, scoring,
interpretation, and reporting results of individual tests
and assessments for young children, individuals with mental
retardation, and persons with low-incidence disabilities.
Informal techniques such as play-based assessment, portfolio
assessment, and contextual assessment are presented.
Prerequisites: SPD 537, SPD 595 |
| SPD 635 |
In-Home Training and Family Issues |
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| SPD 679 |
Practicum
for Educational Diagnosticians |
This course provides a field-based
practicum under the direction of a certified educational
diagnostician. It is designed to provide intensive
study in the role of the educational diagnostician.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. |
