Courses and Programs 1995-1997
Courses and Programs 1995-1997Sp Ed 250. Education of the Exceptional Learner. Same as El Ed 250. (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S.SS. An overview of exceptional learners. Emphasis on identification, educational and vocational needs, and current practices.
Sp Ed 330. Introduction to Multicategorical Instruction. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 250, concurrent enrollment in El Ed/SecEd 280I. Educational services and programming for special education students examined from a historical perspective. Current trends, issues, programming alternatives, impact of federal and state laws, and practical approaches. Characteristics of students with mild disabilities (learning disabilities, behavioral disorders, mental disabilities).
Sp Ed 365. Analyzing Learning Problems. (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: 330. Formal and informal diagnostic instruments used by teachers to determine the academic and adaptive behavior levels of mentally disabled students.
Sp Ed 417E. Supervised Student Teaching. Cr. 8. F.S. Prereq: Full admission to teacher education, senior classification, student in elementary or secondary education section, 330, 365, 436, 437, 439, 457; El Ed/SecEd 280, El Ed 478. Reservation required.
E. Multicategorical Resource-Elementary
Sp Ed 417F. Supervised Student Teaching. Cr. 8. F.S. Prereq: Full admission to teacher education, senior classification, student in elementary or secondary education section, 330, 365, 436, 438, 439, 457, 459; El Ed/SecEd 280. Reservation required.
F. Multicategorical Resource-Secondary
Sp Ed 436. Methods of Multicategorical Instruction. (2-0) Cr. 2. S. Prereq: 330, concurrent enrollment in 365; 437 or 438; 459. Instructional strategies/techniques in academic areas and materials for individual instruction and classroom management for students with mild disabilities.
Sp Ed 437. Multicategorical Strategies for Elementary Teachers. (1-0) Cr. 1. S. Prereq: 330, concurrent enrollment in 365, 436, 459. Application of teaching/learning strategies and curriculum modifications appropriate at the elementary level.
Sp Ed 438. Multicategorical Strategies for Secondary Teachers. (1-0) Cr. 1. S. Prereq: 330, concurrent enrollment in 365, 436, 459. Application of teaching/learning strategies and curriculum modifications appropriate at the secondary level.
Sp Ed 439. Transition Life Span Programming for Students with Mild Disabilities. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 330. Study of curriculum and transition issues for students with mild disabilities.
Sp Ed 457. Teaching Exceptional Learners in the Regular Classroom. Same as El Ed 457. (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S.SS. Prereq: 250. Emphasis on teaching techniques, teacher attitudes, and instructional modifications for mainstreaming exceptional learners. Open to graduate students for minor graduate credit only.
Sp Ed 459. Field Experience and Practicum-Students with Mild Disabilities. (0-2) Cr. 1. Prereq: Concurrent enrollment in 365, 436, 437, or 438. Observation and involvement with students with mild disabilities in a multicategorical classroom setting. Offered on a satisfactory-fail basis only.
Sp Ed 490. Independent Study. Cr. 1 to 5. Prereq: At least 12 credits in elementary education, permission of department head.
Sp Ed 503. Introduction to Behavior Disorders. (1-0) Cr. 1. Prereq: Teaching license; taken concurrently with 504 and 505. Characteristics, identification procedures and patterns of service delivery, and exemplary education programs, and concerns about management of students with behavior disorders.
Sp Ed 504. Introduction to Learning Disabilities. (1-0) Cr. 1. Prereq: Teaching license; taken concurrently with 503 and 505. Conceptualizations of characteristics of learning disabilities, as well as etiologies of learning problems.
Sp Ed 505. Introduction to Multicategorical Instruction. (1-0) Cr. 1. Prereq: Teaching license; taken concurrently with 503, 504. Historical development of educational services; current trends and issues, basic theoretical and practical approaches with educational alternatives; implications of state and federal statutes.
Sp Ed 512. Educational Interventions for Behaviorally Disordered Children and Youth.(2-0) Cr. 2. Prereq: Teaching license; concurrent enrollment in 513 or 514. Intervention approaches to meet the academic, social, and emotional needs of behaviorally disordered children and youth in the school setting. Adapting educational materials and plans; coordination of school and community.
Sp Ed 513. Educational Interventions for Behaviorally Disordered Children in the Elementary Schools. (1-0) Cr. 1. Prereq: Teaching license, concurrent enrollment in 512. Application of the basic principles of educational intervention approaches to elementary school children who are identified as behaviorally disordered.
Sp Ed 514. Educational Interventions for Behaviorally Disordered Youth in the Secondary School. (1-0) Cr. 1. Prereq: Teaching license, concurrent enrollment in 512. Application of the basic principles of educational intervention approaches to secondary school youth who are identified as behaviorally disordered.
Sp Ed 515. Curriculum Based Assessment of Children and Youth with Learning and Behavioral Disorders. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: Teaching license. Individual educational diagnostic procedures and techniques.
Sp Ed 516. Seminar: Research in Educational Procedures for Behaviorally Disordered Children and Youth. (2-0) Cr. 2. Prereq: 512, 515. Critical review of recent literature in education and psycho-behavioral sciences as applied to education of behaviorally disordered students.
Sp Ed 517. Seminar: Research in Educational Interventions and Management of Children and Youth with Disabilities. (2-0) Cr. 2. Prereq: 512 or 531 or 541, 515. Critical review of recent literature in education and psychobehavioral sciences as applied to education of students with mild to severe disabilities.
Sp Ed 531. Methods for Teaching Multicategorical Classrooms. (2-0) Cr. 2. Prereq: 505; concurrent enrollment in 532 or 533. Remedial instructional models and materials for individualized instruction and behavior management for mildly handicapped students
Sp Ed 532. Multicategorical Strategies for Elementary Teaching. (1-0) Cr. 1. Prereq: Concurrent enrollment in 531. Application of teaching/learning strategies appropriate at the elementary level.
Sp Ed 533. Multicategorical Strategies for Secondary Teaching. (1-0) Cr. 1. Prereq: Concurrent enrollment in 531. Application of teaching/learning strategies appropriate at the secondary level.
Sp Ed 541. Teaching Strategies for Learning Disabilities. (2-0) Cr. 2. Prereq: 504, concurrent enrollment in 542 or 543. Analysis of techniques and materials for remedying specific learning disabilities.
Sp Ed 542. Learning Disabilities Strategies for Elementary Teaching. (1-0) Cr. 1. Prereq: Concurrent enrollment in 541. Application of instructional strategies and materials modification for elementary school students.
Sp Ed 543. Learning Disabilities Strategies for Secondary Teaching. (1-0) Cr. 1. Prereq: Concurrent enrollment in 541. Application of instructional strategies and materials modification for secondary school students.
Sp Ed 560. Classroom Management. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: Teaching license. Current classroom management techniques. Emphasis on practical use of techniques with exceptional students in regular and special education classrooms.
Sp Ed 564. Consultation Methods in Special Education. (2-0) Cr. 2. Prereq: Teaching license. Techniques for collaboratively solving classroom problems by professionals with diverse expertise and responsibilities.
Sp Ed 567. Principles of Corrective Mathematics for Secondary Teachers. Same as Curr 567. See Curriculum and Instructional Technology.
Sp Ed 568. Reading for Mildly Handicapped Adolescents. Same as El Ed 568. (0-3) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: Teaching license. Analysis of strategies for teaching reading in conjunction with content area subjects to mildly handicapped students.
Sp Ed 590. Special Topics. Cr. 1 to 5. Prereq: 15 credits in education, permission of department head.
Sp Ed 591. Supervised Field Experience. (0-2 to 12) Cr. 1 to 6. F.S.SS. Prereq: 15 graduate credits in special area. Supervised on-the-job field experience in special areas. Field trip fee.
A. Learning Disabilities, Elementary.
B. Learning Disabilities, Secondary.
C. Behavioral Disorders-Mild, Elementary.
D. Behavioral Disorders-Mild, Secondary.
E. Behavioral Disorders-Moderate to Severe, Elementary.
F. Behavioral Disorders-Moderate to Severe, Secondary.
G. Multicategorical, Elementary.
H. Multicategorical, Secondary.
I. Multicategorical SCI-Elementary
J. Multicategorical SCI-Secondary
Sp Ed 593. Workshop. Cr. 1 to 5. Prereq: 15 credits in education.
Sp Ed 599. Creative Component. Cr. 1 to 5. Prereq: 15 credits in education.
Sp Ed 615. Seminar. Cr. 1 to 3. Prereq: 15 credits in education.
Sp Ed 699. Research. Cr. arr. Prereq: 15 credits in education.