Course Description:
In this course, you will learn about many areas of special education, including students with special healthcare needs. You will have the opportunity to learn about the purpose of special education. You will also learn how to communicate and collaborate with parents of students with special needs. You will also learn about the various learning disorders that children could have in a classroom. You will learn about the characteristics, prevalence, identification, assessment, and educational approaches to support children with special needs.
Textbook:
Heward, W. L., Alber-Morgan, S., & Konrad, M. (2017). Exceptional children: Introduction to special education. New York, NY: Pearson.
Course Objectives:
Understand special education and the purpose of special education.
Examine how to plan and provide for special education services.
Describe how to collaborate with families.
Explain intellectual disabilities.
Explain learning disabilities.
Explain emotional or behavioral disorders.
Explain Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Explain communication disorders.
Explain deafness and hearing loss.
Explain blindness and low vision.
Explain ADHA, health Impairments, and physical disabilities.
Explain low0incidence disabilities.
Explain gifted and talented.