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Methods for Teaching Students with Disabilities. The purpose of this course is to explore and develop skills for effectively teaching students with learning and behavior disorders. The development, implementation, and evaluation of curricula for students with disabilities, through the secondary levels will be covered. The modification of teaching methods and materials appropriate for each of these groups will be emphasized. A 35 hour field experience with students with disabilities is required.
Assessment and Evaluation in Special Education. This course provides an introduction to assessment of academic and social-emotional behavior among students in school settings, with a focus on using assessment information to promote academic and social-emotional competence among students with special needs. Students will learn about the use of assessment information within a response-to-intervention/multi-tiered system of support (RTI/MTSS) model. They will learn how to select, administer, interpret, communicate, and use assessment materials in order to promote competence among students with special needs. Class activities will include lecture, discussion of key concepts and practicum experiences, and direct instruction and practice administration of select assessment tools. Students will be assigned to a local classroom where they will practice their developing assessment skills.
Diagnostic-Based Interventions in Literacy Instruction. This course addresses the following four topics: 1) formal and informal assessments of students' reading interests and abilities; 2) proven reading strategies, methods and techniques (research-based); 3) diagnostic teaching strategies, and 4) methods of reporting students' strengths and weaknesses. Students are required to complete a clinical experience in a K-12 school setting.