| 201 |
Overview of Special Education (3) |
Staff |
| |
Survey course to acquaint prospective teachers with special education and to help them become aware of the various educational modifications necessary to accommodate children with special needs in a school program. (Fall, spring, and summer) |
| 220 |
Selected Topics (arr.) |
Staff |
| |
Topics and fees announced in the Schedule of Classes. |
| 221 |
Accessing Community Systems for Individuals with Disabilities (3) |
Freund |
| |
Overview of access to community systems and service delivery for individuals with special needs and their families. Material fee, $25. (Summer) |
| 222 |
Legal Issues and Public Policy for Individuals With Disabilities (3) |
Kochhar, Leconte |
| |
Examination, interpretation, and analysis of legislation and policies affecting the education and career development of individuals with disabilities. Emphasis on federal legislation in the context of national policy reform in disability services. Material fee, $25. (Fall) |
| 223 |
Introduction to Brain Injury: Programs, Policies, and Resources (3) |
Ruoff and Staff |
| |
An overview of acquired brain injury and its effects; current trends in the field, related policy, research, and development of new resources. (Fall) |
| 224 |
Brain Function and Impact of Brain Injury on Learning and Education (3) |
Ruoff and Staff |
| |
Provides an in-depth understanding of neuroanatomy related to the impact of brain injury on child and adolescent development and learning to prepare educators to participate in educational assessment and planning. (Spring) |
| 225 |
Family Partnership for Systems Change (3) |
Ruoff, Kochhar |
| |
Applies a family systems perspective to prepare educators to establish and maintain partnerships with families of individuals with disabilities to improve educational services and access. Family roles in individualized education planning and service system coordination are addressed. (Spring and summer) |
| 226 |
Career–Technical Education for Special Populations (3) |
West |
| |
Preparation for leadership roles as career and technical education and transition personnel; overview of delivery models emphasizing special education. (Spring) |
| 227 |
Technology in Vocational Evaluation (3) |
Leconte and Staff |
| |
Introduction to an array of assistive technology services and products facilitating professional interventions and vocational evaluation procedures; application to the assessment of persons with disabilities. Material fee, $30. (Fall) |
| 228 |
Community-Based Assessment and Work Sample Development (3) |
Leconte and Staff |
| |
Introduction to community-based vocational appraisal methods; development of job training analysis skills, labor market surveys, work samples; requirements of The Americans with Disabilities Act; incorporation of assistive technology; classroom theory and field work. Material fee, $25. |
| 229 |
Interpretation and Application of Academic and Vocational Assessment Information (3) |
Leconte |
| |
Specific strategies and techniques to analyze, interpret, and synthesize assessment information for the development of comprehensive academic/vocational profiles for adolescents and adults with disabilities. Observation and recording procedures, report development, and postassessment conferencing are emphasized. Material fee, $25. (Summer) |
| 230 |
Vocational Assessment of Individuals with Disabilities (3 to 6) |
Leconte |
| |
Investigation of vocational appraisal processes and techniques for individuals with disabilities. Includes assessment for transition using field-based assignments. Three credits of practicum experience for students specializing in vocational evaluation. Material fee, $25. (Fall, spring, and summer) |
| 231 |
Instructional Methods in Special Education and Transition (3) |
Taymans, West |
| |
Techniques and processes used in programming for the needs of individuals with disabilities as they prepare for transition to postsecondary programs and employment. Emphasis on skills related to professional liaison and support roles in the design of instructional arrangements and cooperative training. Material fee, $20 (Fall and spring) |
| 232 |
Foundations in Special Education, Career Development, and Transition (3) |
Kochhar |
| |
Overview of historical, theoretical, and philosophical foundations of career development and transition. Explores directions for career development/transition practices in the context of educational reform and social and political change. Material fee, $25. (Fall) |
| 233 |
Curriculum in Transition Special Education (3) |
Taymans, West |
| |
Theory and practice in planning, implementing, and evaluating curriculum for individuals with disabilities. Emphasis on techniques for modifying curriculum and materials for individualized programming. Requires field-site curricu- lum implementation. Material fee, $25. (Fall and spring) |
| 234 |
Seminar in Professional Development in Special Education and Transition (3 to 6) |
Kochhar |
| |
Analysis and development of advanced professional writing skills, including literature synthesis, persuasive writing, and proposal writing. Material fee, $20.(Fall) |
| 235 |
Employment Models for Individuals with Disabilities (3) |
Staff |
| |
Rationale, occupational resources, and programming strategies for job placement and the development and coordination of employment programs for individuals with disabilities. Material fee, $25. |
| 236 |
Introduction to Career and Technical and Transition Services (3 to 6) |
West and Staff |
| |
Introduction to programs that provide career and technical education and transition services to individuals with disabilities. Material fee, $25. (Summer) |
| 237 |
Learning Strategies, Assessment, and Instruction for Individuals with Learning Disabilities (3 to 6) |
Taymans |
| |
Theory and practice in evidence-based reading interventions. Learning strategies; content enhancement focused on literacy and self-determination. Material fee, $25. (Spring and summer) |
| 238 |
Issues in Educating Individuals with Learning Disabilities (3) |
Taymans |
| |
Introduction to the academic, cognitive, social, and emotional characteristics of individuals with learning disabilities; etiological theories; educational service delivery models, with particular emphasis on the adolescent with learning disabilities. Policy issues, continuum of services, and the transition from school to post-school environments. Material fee, $25. (Fall and spring) |
| 239 |
Collaboration for Professionals Working with Students with Special Needs (3) |
Taymans and Staff |
| |
Exploration of attitudes and beliefs about team teaching, collaboration and inclusionary environments. Development of knowledge and skills related to collaborative consultation and team teaching; interpersonal communication; the dynamics of collaborative teams; examination of the variety of environments in which special educators work. Material fee, $25. (Fall and spring) |
| 240 |
Family Support and Guidance in Special Education (3) |
Jarrett |
| |
The developmental process of parenting and how that process is affected by having a child with developmental delay or disability. Family systems theory, stress and coping mechanisms, and communication and support strategies. Material fee, $25.(Spring and summer) |
| 241 |
Dynamics of Family Intervention: Theory and Practice in Special Education (3) |
Rice |
| |
Theoretical foundations and clinical techniques necessary for the special educator to collaborate with parents of adolescents with emotional and behavioral disabilities. Material fee, $25. (Fall and spring) |
| 242 |
Neurodevelopmental Assessment and Programming for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities (3) |
Jarrett |
| |
Application of the neurodevelopmental model to techniques for developing and implementing educational programs for infants and toddlers with disabilities. Prerequisite or concurrent registration: SpEd 263 or 268 or permission of instructor. Material fee, $30. (Fall) |
| 243 |
Developmental Assessment of Infants (3) |
Jarrett |
| |
Theory and current practice in the assessment of infants with or at risk for developmental disabilities. Material fee, $30. (Spring) |
| 244 |
Ethical Considerations in Neonatal and Infant Intervention (3) |
Freund |
| |
Overview of the major ethical issues involved in neonatal and infant intervention. The impact of recent and emerging technological innovations considered from medical, legal, ethical, and psychosocial perspectives. Material fee, $25. (Spring and summer) |
| 253 |
Special Education in Correctional and Alternative Settings (3) |
Staff |
| |
An introduction to the delivery of special education services within a range of alternative settings and the juvenile justice and corrections systems. Material fee, $25. (Spring) |
| 254 |
Special Education in Correctional and Alternative Settings: Field Experiences (3) |
Staff |
| |
Site visits to local, state, and federal juvenile correction facilities and advocacy organizations, with seminar series to integrate theory and practice. Material fee, $20.(Summer) |
| 255 |
Interdisciplinary and Interagency Services Coordination for Special Populations (3) |
Mazur, Kochhar, and Staff |
| |
Overview of models and strategies for coordinating services across disciplines and among school and community agencies for special populations. Emphasis on interdisciplinary team coordination, communication, decision making, planning, and follow-up for individuals with disabilities. Material fee, $25. (Fall, spring, and summer) |
| 258 |
The Immigrant Experience: Diversity, Advocacy, and Education (3) |
Mazur |
| |
Same as TrEd 258. |
| 260 |
Developmental Assessment in Special Education (3) |
Castleberry |
| |
Examination of formal psychoeducational tests used with preschool and elementary-school-aged children. Development of formal and informal assessment techniques. Introduction to the skills necessary to write psychoeducational reports. Material fee, $40. (Fall, spring, and summer) |
| 261 |
Practicum: Methods and Materials for Young Children with Disabilities (3 or 6) |
Jarrett, Castleberry |
| |
Clinical practice in design and implementation of educational strategies and materials, including designing and developing teaching materials, classroom teaching, feedback and evaluation with professor. A seminar accompanies this clinical experience. (Fall, spring, and summer) |
| 262 |
Formal Assessment of Young Children with Disabilities (3) |
Castleberry |
| |
Weekly seminar designed to prepare early childhood special educators to translate formal assessment data into instructional programming. Requires fieldwork with children. Material fee, $40. Prerequisite: SpEd 260 or equivalent. (Summer) |
| 263 |
Development of the Infant with Special Needs (3) |
Jarrett |
| |
The processes of normal infant development and interrelationships among areas of development; relationship of these processes to the growth and development of infants with or at risk for developmental disabilities. Material fee, $25. (Fall) |
| 266 |
The Development of Language and Literacy (3) |
Jarrett, Mazur |
| |
Typical and atypical language acquisition and literacy development. Assessment and intervention strategies for parents and professionals. Material fee, $10. (Fall, spring, and summer) |
| 267 |
Instructional and Assistive Technology in Early Childhood Special Education (3) |
Jarrett |
| |
Instructional strategies and assistive technology and their implications and uses for young children (0–5 yrs) in a wide variety of environments. Lectures, laboratory, and demonstrations. Material fee, $25. (Fall) |
| 268 |
Development of Young Children with Disabilities (3) |
Castleberry, Mazur |
| |
Theories of human growth and development are considered as a framework for examination of typical and atypical development of young children. Material fee, $25. (Fall, spring, and summer) |
| 269 |
Etiology, Symptomatology, and Approaches to Intervention with Children with Disabilities (3) |
Castleberry, Mazur |
| |
An in-depth examination of the causes and characteristics of various disabilities. Current principles and approaches to intervention are examined. Material fee, $25.(Spring) |
| 270 |
Adapting Attitudes, Programs, and Curriculum for Students with Disabilities in the Mainstream Environment (3) |
Staff |
| |
Meeting the needs of the special-needs student in the regular classroom. Material fee, $20. (Spring and summer) |
| 271 |
Interdisciplinary Approach to Planning for Children with Disabilities (3) |
Rice |
| |
Interdisciplinary team functioning and service coordination using a systems approach. Organizational development theories, attributes of effective teams, communication, negotiation strategies, and service coordination. |
| 272 |
Strategies for Inclusion: Addressing Needs of Special Populations (3) |
Mazur |
| |
Strategies by which second language learners, students with disabilities, and students with disabilities who are also second language learners can be in an inclusionary setting so that all teachers can more effectively assume the responsibility to serve all children in our schools. Material fee, $25. (Fall, spring, and summer) |
| 273 |
Impact of Culture on Education (3) |
Mazur |
| |
The impact of culture and ethnicity on educational experiences. The relationship between school culture in the United States, one's own culture(s), and the cultures of diverse populations existing within our schools. Values, norms, rules, ethics, beliefs, attitudes, expectations, and assumptions of various cultures. Material fee, $25.(Spring, spring, and summer) |
| 275 |
The Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Student with Disabilities: Policy, Research, and Trends (3) |
Mazur |
| |
Educational service delivery for the culturally and linguistically diverse student. National, state, and local policies; current research in bilingual education, special education, and bilingual special education. Assessment techniques, accessing resources, and characteristics and needs of language-minority students and their families. Same as TrEd 275. Material fee, $25. |
| 276 |
Academic and Psychosocial Assessment of the Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Student (3) |
Mazur |
| |
Issues and implications of second-language learning; the relationship between learning disabilities and problems related to adaptation to a different culture. Students review and evaluate formal and nonformal assessment measures and administer bilingual assessment materials. Same as TrEd 276. Material fee, $25. |
| 277 |
Teaching the Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Student with Disabilities: Methods, Materials, and Classroom Management (3) |
Mazur |
| |
Commonly used tests, formal and informal assessment strategies and prereferral interventions, and curricular and classroom management strategies for use with bilingual students who have special needs. Instructional adaptations designed to meet cultural, linguistic, and academic needs in both mainstream and special classes. Material fee, $25. |
| 278 |
Internship: Educational Intervention for the Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Student with Disabilities (3 to 6) |
Mazur |
| |
Supervised internship. Students learn to write culturally relevant IEP programs, conduct effective parent interviews, and relate assessment findings to productive programming. Material fee, $15 per credit hour. |
| 279 |
Dynamics of Interaction: The Essence of Relationships Between Teachers and Students (3) |
Rice |
| |
An examination of philosophical and psychological theory germane to understanding the nature of human interaction between teachers and students. Material fee, $25.(Fall) |
| 280 |
Developmental Assessment of Adolescents (3) |
Staff |
| |
Formal and informal psychoeducational assessment; assessment instruments commonly used with upper-elementary, junior, and senior high school students; the writing of psychoeducational reports. Material fee, $35. (Spring) |
| 281 |
Internship in Teaching Children with Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities: Assistant Teacher (3 to 6) |
Rice |
| |
A full-time teaching experience with children with emotional and behavioral disabilities. Graduate students assist in implementing psychoeducational assessment and teaching practices. Daily guidance by on-site training teachers and weekly supervision by University clinical faculty. Weekly seminar accompanies this internship. Material fee, $45. (Fall) |
| 282 |
Internship in Teaching Children with Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities: Co-Teacher (3 to 6) |
Rice |
| |
Continuation of SpEd 281. Graduate students become the primary teaching team in the classroom with ongoing supervision. Graduate students plan and apply psychoeducational teaching strategies with children with emotional and behavioral disabilities. Refinement of instructional and behavior management strategies through the full-time teaching experience. Weekly seminar continues. Material fee, $45.(Spring) |
| 283 |
The Urban Setting and Its Impact upon Children with Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities (3) |
Staff |
| |
The cultural differences and ethnic complexities that face minority children in urban schools. Effects of the total environment in which inner-city children live on their ability to learn, feel, and behave. Material fee, $25. (Fall) |
| 284 |
Preparation for Internship in Teaching Adolescents with Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities (3) |
Staff |
| |
Review and refine program theory and skills of the psychoeducational theory prior to internship. Material fee, $10. (Spring) |
| 285 |
Teacher as Consultant: Inclusion of Adolescents with Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities (3) |
Rice |
| |
Skills and insights pertaining to the consultation process between special education and regular classroom professionals. Consultant process viewed in an ecological systems orientation. Material fee, $35. (Spring) |
| 288 |
Characteristics of Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities (3) |
Rice |
| |
An in-depth examination of typical and atypical growth and development, psychiatric diagnosis and psychosocial development issues, and general and specific characteristics of the student with serious emotional disabilities. May be repeated for credit. Material fee, $30. (Fall and spring) |
| 289 |
Curriculum and Instructional Strategies for Adolescents with Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities (3 to 6) |
Rice |
| |
Design, adaptation, and implementation of instructional methods and materials. Material fee, $25. (Fall) |
| 290 |
Affective Development and Behavior Management in Special Education (3) |
Castleberry, Jarrett |
| |
Theory, programming, and behavior management strategies from theoretical and practical points of view. Material fee, $25. (Spring) |
| 291 |
Behavior Management Practicum: Adolescents with Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities (3) |
Rice |
| |
Field-based examination of theory of behavior development and techniques for classroom management. Material fee, $25. (Summer) |
| 292 |
Internship: Teaching Young Children with Disabilities (3 or 6) |
Castleberry |
| |
Supervised internship in early childhood special education. Weekly seminar. Material fee, $15 per credit hour. (Spring and summer) |
| 293 |
Internship: Early Intervention (3 to 6) |
Jarrett |
| |
Supervised internship in early intervention. Weekly seminar. Material fee, $15 per credit hour. (Fall, spring, and summer) |
| 294 |
Internship: Teaching Adolescents with Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities (6 to 9) |
Rice |
| |
Full-time placement as a psychoeducator in various roles and sites. Material fee, $90. (Fall, spring, and summer) |
| 295 |
School- and Community-Based Internship in Special Education and Transition (1 to 9) |
Leconte, Taymans |
| |
A 50- to 450-hour supervised internship in school- and community-based settings involved in career, vocational, and transition services. (Fall, spring, and summer) |
| 296 |
Teaching Internship in Transition Special Education (3 to 6) |
Kochhar, West, Taymans |
| |
Supervised teaching internship; seminar required. Permission by instructor. Material fee, $15 per credit hour. (Fall, spring, and summer) |
| 297–98 |
Research and Independent Study (1 to 3) |
Shotel |
| |
Individual study or research under guidance of staff member. Admission by permission of advisor. May be repeated for credit. |
| 301 |
Research Seminar in Special Education (arr.) |
Kochhar |
| |
Participation in a small group with a selected faculty member; research on and discussion of an area of common interest. Admission by permission of instructor.(Summer) |
| 303 |
Administration and Supervision of Special Education (3) |
West and Staff |
| |
Philosophy and nature of special education; program organization, administration, and development. Surveying local needs; program evaluation and supervision. Admission by permission of instructor. Material fee, $25. (Spring) |
| 304 |
Recent Research and Trends in Special Education (3) |
Taymans, Kochhar |
| |
Emphasis on topical research issues, problems of conducting research, and procedures and sources for obtaining research funding. Material fee, $25. (Fall and spring) |
| 308 |
Instructional Processes in Teacher Preparation and Special Education (3) |
Kochhar |
| |
Philosophical and methodological aspects of personnel preparation in university and field-based programs; opportunities for practice in needs assessment, program design, and instruction. Admission by permission of instructor. Same as TrEd 308. Material fee, $20. (Spring) |
| 309 |
Supervising the Preservice Clinical Experience (1 to 3) |
Tate, Beck |
| |
An investigation of the complex process of clinical supervision as it relates to the professional growth and development of practitioners at the preservice level. Focus on interpersonal/social dimensions and the process of instructional supervision. (Fall) |
| 334 |
Seminar in Research in Curriculum and Instruction (1 to 3) |
Staff |
| |
Models of curriculum and instruction research that span different research methods. |
| 343 |
Psychoeducational Diagnosis in Special Education (3) |
Staff |
| |
The range of diagnostic and intervention strategies applicable to the student who presents psychosocial and related learning difficulties. Admission by permission of instructor. Material fee, $25. (Spring) |
| 345 |
Consultation Skills in Teacher Preparation and Special Education (3) |
West |
| |
Consultation models from organizational development, organizational psychology, and mental health applied to professional practice in education and special education. Material fee, $25. (Spring) |
| 352 |
Seminar: Legal Issues and Public Policy Concerns for Individuals with Disabilities (3) |
Kochhar |
| |
Overview of current legislation and public policy affecting education, employment, and civil rights of individuals with disabilities. The evolution of disability policies and their relationship to principles of social justice. Material fee, $25. (Fall) |
| 353 |
Post-Master's Internship in Special Education (3 to 6) |
Shotel, Taymans, West, Jarrett, Freund, Mazur, Kochhar, |
| |
Supervised professional internship in college teaching, administration, supervision, research, or policymaking. Internships are individually arranged. Admission by permission of instructor. (Fall, spring, and summer) |
| 354 |
Doctoral Internship: Special Education (3 to 6) |
Shotel, Taymans, West,Jarrett, Freund, Kochhar, Mazur, |
| |
Supervised professional internship in college teaching, administration, supervision, research, policymaking, or private agency function. Each internship is individually arranged. Admission by permission of advisor. (Fall, spring, and summer) |
| 360 |
Interdisciplinary Techniques in the Diagnostic Process in Special Education (3) |
Staff |
| |
Application of theoretical concepts of assessment; development of assessment programs; interpretation and application of interdisciplinary diagnostic evaluations. Prerequisite: SpEd 260 or equivalent, and permission of instructor. Material fee, $25. (Fall) |
| 370 |
Attitude Change and the Access Process (3) |
Castleberry |
| |
Consideration of psychosocial constructs germane to the role of the consultant/administrator in educational and interdisciplinary settings. Application of theory in accessing human service delivery systems. Material fee, $25. (Fall) |
| 390 |
Doctoral Seminar in Special Education (3 to 6) |
Shotel |
| |
Review of literature in a topical area; preparation of a dissertation proposal and a manuscript of publishable quality. Admission by permission of instructor and approval of major advisor. Material fee, $25. (Fall) |
| 391 |
Dissertation Research (3 or 6) |
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Prerequisite: SpEd 390. |
