SPED 423 - Curriculum And Instruction For Exceptional Learners fe

Institution:

Virginia State University

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Description:

This course, offered in a field-based setting, conveys knowledge of a wide range of assessment procedures for students with exceptional learning needs to assist in instruction and life-planning. These include: use of assessment procedures to identify individual instructional needs in areas including reading, receptive and expressive language, written language and mathematics; ability to interpret educational assessment results to parents, students and other professionals. This course makes use of assessment, evaluation, and other information to develop and implement individualized educational programs (IEP) and group instruction for individuals with exceptional learning needs within the continuum of services. These services include: pragmatic language and social skills; providing explicit instruction of reading and spelling in a systematic and cumulative manner based upon understanding the structure and development of the English language and its components; use of multi-sensory approaches, cognitive learning strategies, study skills, accommodations for diverse learning styles, and technology; and designing alternative ways to teach content, including adaptations and modifications of curricula, and the selection of specialized instructional materials appropriate to the needs of the student with exceptional learning needs.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.vsu.edu

Phone Number:

(804) 524-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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