Special Education (Sp Ed)

Courses Primarily for Undergraduate Students

Sp Ed 250. Education of the Exceptional Learner in a Diverse Society (Same as C I 250.)
(3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: C I 204. An overview of students with diverse learning needs. Emphasis on early identification, educational services and strategies in inclusive settings, and preparation for community living in a diverse society.

Sp Ed 330. Introduction to Multicategorical Instruction
(3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 250, concurrent enrollment in C I 280I, 377. Educational services and programming for students with mild disabilities examined from a historical perspective. Current trends, issues, programming alternatives, impact of federal and state laws, and practical approaches. Characteristics of students with mild disabilities (learning disabilities, behavioral disorders, mental disabilities).

Sp Ed 355. Classroom Assessment of Diverse Learners in the Primary Grades
(2-0) Cr. 2. S. Prereq: Concurrent enrollment in 455; C I 433, 438, 439, 468G, 468I. Examination and application of strategies for determining special educational needs, planning and evaluating instructional programs, and monitoring student progress.

Sp Ed 365. Classroom Assessment for Special Education
(4-0) Cr. 4. S. Prereq: 330. Formal and informal diagnostic instruments. Determination of special education needs. Planning, adaptation, and evaluation of instructional programs for students with mild disabilities.

Sp Ed 368. Issues in Literacy for Diverse Learners in the Primary Grades
(1-0) Cr. 1. F. Prereq: Concurrent enrollment in C I 367, 468F. Federal and state law. Service delivery models. Issues related to providing literacy instruction that meets the needs of diverse learners in inclusive primary settings.

Sp Ed 415. Supervised Student Teaching
Cr. var. F.S. Prereq: Full admission to teacher education, senior classification, 355, 455. Reservation required. Student teaching experience in inclusive primary grade classrooms.

Sp Ed 416. Supervised Student Teaching
Cr. var. F.S. Prereq: Full admission to teacher education, senior classification, student in elementary education section. 330, 365, 436, 439, 457; C I 280, 478. Reservation required.

Sp Ed 436. Methods of Multicategorical Instruction
(3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: C I 245, concurrent enrollment in 365, 459. Instructional strategies/techniques in academic areas and materials for individual instruction and classroom management for elementary students with mild disabilities.

Sp Ed 439. Transition Life Span Programming for Students with Mild Disabilities
(3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 330. Study of curriculum and transition issues for students with mild disabilities.

Sp Ed 455. Instructional Methods for Diverse Learners in the Primary Grades
(2-0) Cr. 2. S. Prereq: Concurrent enrollment in 355; C I 433, 438, 439, 468G, 468I. Instructional strategies and techniques in academic areas that support the learning of students with diverse learning needs. Emphasis on accommodations, modifications, and alternative teaching strategies to meet individual student needs.

Sp Ed 457. Teaching Exceptional Learners in the Regular Classroom (Same as C I 457.)
(3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: 250, C I 245. Emphasis on teaching techniques, teacher attitudes, and instructional modifications for inclusive education. Nonmajor graduate credit.

Sp Ed 459. Field Experience and Practicum-Students with Mild Disabilities
(0-2) Cr. 1. Prereq: Concurrent enrollment in 365, 436. Observation and involvement with students with mild disabilities in a multicategorical classroom setting. Offered on a satisfactory-fail grading basis only.

Sp Ed 490. Independent Study
Cr. 1 to 5. Prereq: 12 credits in elementary education, permission of department head.

Courses Primarily for Graduate Students, Open to Qualified Undergraduate Students

Sp Ed 503. Introduction to Behavior Disorders
(1-0) Cr. 1. Prereq: Teaching license; taken concurrently with 504 and 505. Characteristics, identification procedures and patterns of service delivery, and exemplary education programs, and concerns about management of students with behavior disorders.

Sp Ed 504. Introduction to Learning Disabilities
(1-0) Cr. 1. Prereq: Teaching license; taken concurrently with 503 and 505. Conceptualizations of characteristics of learning disabilities, as well as etiologies of learning problems.

Sp Ed 505. Introduction to Multicategorical Instruction
(1-0) Cr. 1. Prereq: Teaching license; taken concurrently with 503, 504. Historical development of educational services; current trends and issues, basic theoretical and practical approaches with educational alternatives; implications of state and federal statutes.

Sp Ed 512. Educational Interventions for Children and Youth with Behavior Disorders
(2-0) Cr. 2. Prereq: Teaching license; concurrent enrollment in 513 or 514. Intervention approaches to meet the academic, social, and emotional needs of children and youth with behavior disorders in the school setting. Adapting educational materials and plans; coordination of school and community.

Sp Ed 513. Educational Interventions for Children with Behavior Disorders in the Elementary Schools
(1-0) Cr. 1. Prereq: Teaching license, concurrent enrollment in 512. Application of the basic principles of educational intervention approaches to elementary school children who are identified as behaviorally disordered.

Sp Ed 514. Educational Interventions for Youth with Behavior Disorders in the Secondary School
(1-0) Cr. 1. Prereq: Teaching license, concurrent enrollment in 512. Application of the basic principles of educational intervention approaches to secondary school youth who are identified as behaviorally disordered.

Sp Ed 515. Curriculum Based Assessment of Children and Youth with Learning and Behavioral Disorders
(3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: Teaching license. Individual educational diagnostic procedures and techniques.

Sp Ed 517. Seminar: Research in Educational Interventions and Management of Children and Youth with Disabilities
(2-0) Cr. 2. Prereq: 512 or 531 or 541, 515. Critical review of recent literature in education and psychobehavioral sciences as applied to education of students with mild to severe disabilities.

Sp Ed 531. Methods for Teaching Multicategorical Classrooms
(2-0) Cr. 2. Prereq: 505; concurrent enrollment in 532 or 533. Remedial instructional models and materials for individualized instruction and behavior management for students with mild disabilities.

Sp Ed 532. Multicategorical Strategies for Elementary Teaching
(1-0) Cr. 1. Prereq: Concurrent enrollment in 531. Application of teaching/learning strategies appropriate at the elementary level.

Sp Ed 533. Multicategorical Strategies for Secondary Teaching
(1-0) Cr. 1. Prereq: Concurrent enrollment in 531. Application of teaching/learning strategies appropriate at the secondary level.

Sp Ed 541. Teaching Strategies for Learning Disabilities
(2-0) Cr. 2. Alt. F., offered 2002. Prereq: 504, concurrent enrollment in 542 or 543. Analysis instructional of techniques and materials for remedying specific learning disabilities.

Sp Ed 542. Learning Disabilities Strategies for Elementary Teaching
(1-0) Cr. 1. Alt. F., offered 2002. Prereq: Concurrent enrollment in 541. Application of instructional strategies and materials modification for elementary school students.

Sp Ed 543. Learning Disabilities Strategies for Secondary Teaching
(1-0) Cr. 1. Alt. F., offered 2002. Prereq: Concurrent enrollment in 541. Application of instructional strategies and materials modification for secondary school students.

Sp Ed 553. Reading for Adolescents with Mild Disabilities (Same as C I 553.)
(3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: Teaching license. Instructional strategies for enhancing the comprehension and retention of students with mild disabilities, in conjunction with content-area reading material.

Sp Ed 555. Career Education and Transition for Youth with Learning and Behavior Disabilities
(2-0) Cr. 2. Prereq: Teaching license. Examination of the academic, personal, social, employability, and daily living skills needed for a satisfactory adult life. Exploration of curricula, programs, and services to meet these needs.

Sp Ed 560. Classroom Management
(3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: Teaching license. Current classroom management techniques. Emphasis on practical use of techniques with students in regular and special education classrooms.

Sp Ed 564. Consultation/Collaboration Methods in Special Education
(2-0) Cr. 2. Prereq: Teaching license. Techniques for collaboratively solving classroom problems by professionals with diverse expertise and responsibilities.

Sp Ed 565. Role of the Consultant
(1-0) Cr. 1. Prereq: 564. Explore role of the educational consultant in different settings (state department, area education agency, school district, private). Examine roles in relationship to models (mental health, collaborative, organization).

Sp Ed 567. Principles of Corrective Mathematics for Secondary Teachers (Same as C I 567.)
See Curriculum and Instruction.

Sp Ed 590. Special Topics
Cr. 1 to 5. Prereq: 15 credits in education, permission of department head.

Sp Ed 591. Supervised Field Experience
(0-2 to 12) Cr. 1 to 6. F.S.SS. Prereq: 15 graduate credits in special area, admission to the graduate program in special education. Supervised on-the-job field experience in special areas.

                A. Learning Disabilities, Elementary.
                B. Learning Disabilities, Secondary.
                C. Behavioral Disorders—Mild, Elementary.
                D. Behavioral Disorders—Mild, Secondary. 
                E. Behavioral Disorders—Moderate to Severe, Elementary.
                F. Behavioral Disorders—Moderate to Severe, Secondary.
                G. Multicategorical, Elementary.
                H. Multicategorical, Secondary.
                I. Multicategorical SCI-Elementary
                J. Multicategorical SCI-Secondary

Sp Ed 593. Workshop
Cr. 1 to 5. Prereq: 15 credits in education.

Sp Ed 599. Creative Component
Cr. 1 to 5. Prereq: 15 credits in education.

Courses for Graduate Students

Sp Ed 615. Seminar
(0-2) Cr. 1. Prereq: 15 credits in education. Selected topics in special education; presentation, discussion, and analysis of published research and student or faculty research projects.