ED 422A - Education of Exceptional Children

Institution:

Merrimack College

Subject:

Description:

This course will address current practices in the education of children with special abilities and disabilities. The major areas to be covered in this course will include the characteristics and needs of children with communication problems, visual and hearing impairments, physical and healthrelated challenges, mental retardation, learning disabilities, gifted and talented attributes, and emotional and behavioral disorders. The process for identification, referral and placement of students through an Individual Education Plan (IEP) will be reviewed. Examines strategies for the integration and inclusion of special education students who are placed into regular classrooms. Three hours a week.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.merrimack.edu

Phone Number:

(978) 837-5000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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