EDU 245 - Exceptional Learner
Last Date of Approval: Spring 2019
3 Credits
Total Lecture Hours: 45
Total Lab Hours: 0
Total Clinical Hours: 0
Total Work-Based Experience Hours: 0
Course Description:
This course is an introductory course to working with special needs students in an educational (K-12) setting. Students will explore the different types and categories of exceptional learners as well as the history, laws, legislation, and practices for working with Special Education students. The course covers strategies and techniques for working with these students and reviews the basic components of an Individualized Education Plan (IEP). This course is designed for special and general education teachers or anyone planning to work in a career that works with special education students or young people with disabilities.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: None
Mode(s) of Instruction: Traditional/face-to-face, virtual, and/or online
Credit for Prior Learning: There are no Credit for Prior Learning opportunities for this course.
Course Fees: None
Common Course Assessment(s): The following projects: a Special Education Resource for Families and a presentation on Functional Behavior Analysis (F.B.A.).
Student Learning Outcomes and Objectives:
A. Foundations for Educating All Learners
- Make use of the educational and civil rights laws that have impacted students with disabilities, including state and federal regulations and standards for special education services.
- Select formal and informal assessments and methods utilized for disability identification purposes at the local, state, and federal levels.
- Planning Instructions for All Learners
a. Plan for supplements, including any assistive technology, to meet the individual learning needs of a student based on disability.
B. Implementing Effective Instructional Practices for All Learners
- Identify research-based teaching and learning strategies and models for students with disabilities.
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