EDSE 4440 - Teaching Students with Extensive Support Needs

3 unit(s)

Course examines the characteristics exhibited by students with disabilities that require targeted-collaborative support to meet their unique needs. The course will enable Teacher Candidates to determine appropriate programs and services for students with these disabilities. Focus will be on various approaches to support and teach students with disabilities based on current theory and research. Assignments and activities have been developed to empower Teacher Candidates to meet the unique needs of their students. The course content will include: formal and informal assessment, development of instructional objectives (both long- and short-term) based on data, instructional design and delivery, progress monitoring, accommodation and modifications, and data-based instructional adaptations. Programs and procedures to provide effective instruction to students with diverse needs will be explored including embedding the Common Core Content Standards within the content.

Prerequisites: Admission into the ESCP.

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