EDSP 675 - Teaching Students with Exceptional Learning Needs in the Elementary General Curriculum

Credits: (3)

Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: Acceptance into the Post-Professional Certificate in Special Education, General Curriculum for Licensed General Educators or EDSP 651 or department chair approval.
The course addresses current issues and needs in instructional programming for students with disabilities at the elementary level including Individualized Education Program (IEP) development and evidence-based teaching practices. The course emphasizes teaching methods that promote student participation and academic progress in the general education curriculum and standardized assessments. The course prepares teachers to teach and remediate academic skills, study skills, and learning strategies, and to adapt course content and assignments to meet individual needs of students with disabilities who are engaged in the general education curriculum at the elementary level.