BED 401 - Assistive Technology I:Visual Supports for Language,Literacy,and Learning

Institution:

Rider University

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Description:

3 credits Special educators understand that many individuals with exceptional learning needs benefit in the development of language, literacy, and learning through the use of symbols and other visual supports. This course will emphasize the use of assistive technology, visual supports, and related instructional strategies that maximize the learning of all individuals including those with exceptional learning needs. Students will learn how to effectively customize materials and adapt learning environments using computer technology to meet the needs of a wide array of diverse learners. Students will become familiar with the use of high-tech, low-tech, and no-tech solutions that emphasize visual learning, and learn to relate these supports to the individualized needs of learners with a wide range of disabilities. Assignments will include the creative use of specialized and generally available software for communication boards, talking books and social stories, and computerized materials for teaching and assessment. Graduate students will be assigned an additional research-based assignment.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rider.edu

Phone Number:

(609) 896-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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