2023-2024 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
    Nov 15, 2024  
2023-2024 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog
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EDU 523 - Mild and Moderate Disabilities in Special Education: Identification and Instruction-Pathways


Credit(s): 6
This course includes the nature of mild/moderate disabilities categorized and served under IDEA in the public schools. Characteristics of educational disabilities that are identified for eligibility of special education services are addressed along with similarities and differences of disability conditions and the implications for educating students with various disabilities in various educational environments. Teaching methods emphasize evidence-based, instructional strategies and procedures for special education settings and inclusive, regular education classrooms. An additional focus is on methods that support student progress in the general education curriculum. Activities include the use of case studies to articulate Response to Intervention (RtI) procedures, and to develop an Individualized Education Program (IEP). OFFERED AS NEEDED.
Prerequisite(s): EDU 120 Psychology of the Exceptional Child or EDU 586 - Studies in Disability and Exceptionality .



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