SPED 6602 Learning Characteristics of Children with Disabilities

This course will examine the learning and behavior characteristics, theories of etiology, and teaching strategies regarding students with disabilities. The purpose of this course is to provide support for the candidate in acquiring the knowledge and skills required in today’s classrooms that assist with the identification of those learning factors that both support and impede a student’s developmental progress or place students at risk for success in school. There will be 15 hours of directed field experiences embedded into this course.

Registration Name

Learn Char Child Disabilities

Lecture Hours

3

Lab Hours

0

Credits

3

Offered

Fall

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon the completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Identify categories of eligibility as defined by IDEA.
2. Describe how the related spectrum of learning problems for each category of eligibility may manifest within the context of education.
3. Describe how teacher behaviors and the learning environment impact learners with disabilities access to grade-level standards.
4. Explain the process of unbiased assessment of student development and academic achievement, especially when learner differences may obscure development and learning (e.g., individual differences including disability, diverse cultures, and communities, prior knowledge and experiences, multiple perspectives, cultural norms, language development).
5. Identify interventions based on a learner's specific social, emotional, behavioral, and academic learning strengths and needs.
6. Identify appropriate technology and accommodation that remove barriers to grade-level standards for learners with disabilities.