Educating Children and Adolescents with Special Needs

SCH SN512 - Educating Children and Adolescents with Special Needs

Credits: 3

This course provides an overview of students with disabilities that require special education services, Section 504 accommodations, and/or other specialized educational supports. The course devotes significant attention to legal mandates which have shaped current practices. We will examine characteristics and educational needs of children and adolescents with high incidence disabilities (i.e., learning disabilities, autism spectrum disorder, intellectual impairments, emotional and behavioral disorders, executive functioning impairments, and speech and language disabilities), and an introduction to children with low incidence disabilities. Particular emphasis will be placed on (1) identifying appropriate evidence based interventions; (2) establishing positive relationships and with parents and guardians and identifying common parental perspectives; (3) limitations of prevailing systems for service delivery; (4) universal design for learning; and (5) social influences on onset and treatment of disabilities. Other topics 29 will include disproportionality in special education, inclusion, transitional planning, and assistive technology.