Mar 28, 2024  
2017-2018 Academic Catalog (August 2017 - July 2018) 
    
2017-2018 Academic Catalog (August 2017 - July 2018) [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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SPED 503 Legal and Historical Foundations of Special Education

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This course is designed to provide a foundation of the field of special education.  Candidates are introduced to the various areas of exceptionality including the following:  individuals with mental retardation/intellectual disabilities, learning disabilities, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, emotional or behavioral disorder, autism, speech/language and communication impairment, hearing impairment, visual impairment, physical disabilities, health disabilities and related low incidence disabilities, and giftedness.  Additionally, candidates explore identification, evaluation and qualification of students with special learning needs, IEP development, Universal Design for Learning, and lesson design and development.

Term Offered: (F, S, SUM)
Note: A 25-hour field based experience is required



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