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EDSE-4450

3 hours

Adolescent/Young Adult Clinical Experience

–Fa

An opportunity for the implementation of the objectives, skills,

and instructional strategies in a setting appropriate for each

discipline area. Teacher candidates teach two–three periods a day

for five weeks.

Prerequisite: admission to the Teacher Education

Program. Corequisites: other courses in the Adolescent and Young

Adult Principles of Teaching block.

(Fee: $90)

EDSE-4880

1–3 hours

Topics in Adolescent andYoung Adult Education

–Fa, Sp, Su

Selected topics in adolescent and young adult education

that will complement or extend existing courses or expose

candidates to topics not taught in other courses; may be proposed

by an EDSE faculty or student.

Prerequisite: faculty advisor or

instructor’s permission.

EDSE-4900

12 hours

Student Teaching and Seminar: Adolescent / Young

Adult

–Fa, Sp

A teaching experience in an adolescent/young adult setting

under the supervision of the mentor teacher and the University

supervisor. Required seminars encourage reflection on the

teaching experience, as well as discussion of issues of importance

to educators. (Fee: $550)

Special Education (EDSP)

EDSP-2000

1 hour

Teaching Children with Exceptionalities

–Fa, Sp

An exploration of the implications of federal laws with an

emphasis on the definitions, characteristics, and strategies

for intervention in inclusive settings. The course includes an

introduction to the use of assistive technology.

Prerequisite:

EDUC-1000 The Education Profession. Corequisites: other courses

in the Introduction to Teaching block.

EDSP-2050

1 hour

Field Experience: Exceptional Learning Needs

–Fa, Sp

A field-based experience in special education in which the

teacher candidate observes and participates with classroom

personnel in assisting students with accentuated learning needs.

Prerequisites: COM-1100 Fundamentals of Speech; ENG-1400

Composition; EDUC-1000 The Education Profession. Corequisites:

other courses in the Introduction to Teaching block.

EDSP-2400

2 hours

Language Development and Communication Disorders

–Sp

An introduction to speech and language development for

teachers. The course incorporates a range of instructional

practices, technologies, and curricular materials to address the

communication needs of students with disabilities and/or differing

cultural and linguistic backgrounds. (Fee: $10).

EDSP-2500

1 hour

Survey of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

–Fa, Sp

Survey of the multidisciplinary perspectives, identification, early

influences, causation, levels of support, and practices related to

the education of individuals with intellectual and developmental

disabilites in early childhood.

Co-requisites: EDSP-2000 Teaching

Children with Exceptionalities is to be taken concurrently with this

course.

(Fee: $60)

EDSP-2700

2 hours

Teaching Children with Mild to Moderate Disabilities

–Fa

An overview of mild to moderate disabilities with a focus on

instructional strategies and accommodations for students in

inclusive settings.

Prerequisite: TEP Acceptance, Early Childhood

Methods I.

(Fee: $10)

EDSP-3100

3 hours

Diagnostics and Intervention in Reading

–Fa, Sp

An introduction to the use of formal and informal assessment

techniques for identification and remediation of reading difficulties.

Teacher candidates learn practical instructional strategies for

teaching students with reading problems and apply the techniques

by working with elementary students in a school setting.

Prerequisite: EDEC-2300 Phonics and the Reading Process.

For Early Childhood majors. Corequisite: other courses in the

Methods I block.

(Fee: $60)

EDSP-3150

3 hours

Intervention and Diagnosis in Reading for

Special Educators

–Sp

Study and implementation of individual testing and teaching

strategies for skill development in reading, analysis of programs

and materials, and development of individualized plans for

remediation of specific skill deficits.

Prerequisites: the Introduction

to Teaching block; EDEC-2300 Phonics and the Reading Process.

For Special Education majors

.

Corequisite: other courses in the

Methods I block

(Fee: $60)

EDSP-3500 Special Education Law

–Su

1 hour

An overview of special education law with an emphasis on the

history of the law and children with disabilities and understanding

the implementation and accountability mechanisms of inclusive

education.

Prerequisites: Introduction to Education block,

Corequisites: Introduction block may be taken during the same

summer.

EDSP-3950

3 hours

Special Education Clinical: Early Childhood

–Fa, Sp

An introduction to the objectives, skills, instructional strategies,

teaching aids, and resource materials for teaching reading and

the language arts to students with and without mild–moderate

needs at the early childhood level.

Prerequisites: admission to

the Teacher Education Program; major in special education.

Corequisite: other courses in the Early Childhood Methods I

block.

(Fee: $135)

EDSP-4100 Adaptive Curriculum and Instruction

–Fa

2 hours

An introduction to the curriculum, intervention strategies,

instructional materials, and educational technology used

with students with mild–moderate special educational needs.

Prerequisite: admission to the Teacher Education Program.

Corequisite: other courses in the Special Education block.

EDSP-4150 Career and Occupational Training

–Fa

2 hours

A look at the role of occupational training in the special

education curriculum, including the techniques used in developing

occupational interests and abilities at various age levels.

Prerequisite: admission to the Teacher Education Program.

Corequisite: other courses in the Special Education block.

EDSP-4250

2 hours

Communication, Collaboration, and Inclusion

–Fa, Sp

A presentation of the techniques of collaboration and

consultation needed to enhance the teacher candidate’s

communication with individuals with special needs, parents,

educational team members, and other professionals. Also includes

strategies for adapting and modifying instruction for students

with special needs and an introduction to assistive technology.

Prerequisite: admission to the Teacher Education Program and

completion of Methods I.

EDSP-4300

3 hours

Behavioral and Instructional Management

–Fa

A presentation of the learning theory, motivation, and behavioral

approaches to management of the social and academic

environment of learners with mild–moderate special educational

needs. Emphasis is on applied behavior analysis and functional

assessment.

Prerequisite: admission to the Teacher Education

Program. Corequisites: other courses in the Special Education

block.

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2015–16 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Course Descriptions

EDSE-4450 – EDSP-4300