SPED 500 - ST: (3 credits)
This course consists of at least one field experience placement with populations having physical or mental disabilities in various agencies, developmental centers, rehabilitation facilities, and the like that serve the needs of that population throughout the tri- county area. Assignments in other geographical areas will be utilized by the department when deemed appropriate. Field experience supervision will be provided by the faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation
Distribution: Advanced.
SPED 520 - Teaching Reading to Students with Disabilities (3 credits)
This course prepares teachers to use explicit, scaffolded instruction to effectively teach reading to students with disabilities. The course emphasizes research-validated literacy interventions and evidence- based instructional practices. It focuses on the components of reading and writing that pose challenges for students with disabilities.
Distribution: Advanced.
SPED 535 - Classroom Diversity (3 credits)
This course encourages educators to identify their own values, prejudices, and goals; to examine their thoughts and/or
misconceptions about culturally diverse communities. Designed to help them create school climates that celebrate diversity and meet the needs of students of different races, ethnicities, gender, and ability levels.
Distribution: Advanced.
SPED 540 - Language Arts Hndcpd (3 credits)
This course is designed to develop a knowledge of remedial techniques and special curricular considerations for teachers who work with individuals moderately, severely, or multiply disabled language impaired.
SPED 550 - Nature and Needs of Exceptional Individuals (3 credits)
This course deals with individuals having educational impairments including: identification and etiological factors; psychoeducational needs of emotionally disturbed, mentally handicapped, learning impaired, or severely physically disabled persons; community and professional services. Required for those students with limited experience in special education.
SPED 551 - Inclusionary Practices (3 credits)
his course is intended for administrators, counselors, psychologists, curriculum supervisors, all teachers (regular, special), and school nurses concerned with proving appropriate educational experiences for students with special education needs in regular educational setting. Required for special education certification. SPED 552 - Mainstreaming in Schools (3 credits)
The purpose of the workshop is to cause meaningful interaction of special and regular education teachers. The interaction enables them to review and to develop positive models for their particular schools that allow for exceptional and non-exceptional children to learn together, to respect each other, to know each other. A major emphasis will be to devise, through group interaction, a plan for implementation of mainstreaming in the particular schools. The course is cross-listed with ELED 552 and PSED 552.
Distribution: Advanced.
SPED 553 - Creative Methods & Materials with Exceptional Individuals (3 credits)
At the graduate level this course is designed for in-service regular classroom teachers anticipating students with multiple disabilities included in their classrooms, special educators, and other degree- holding persons planning to work with individuals with
exceptionalities in a rehabilitative setting. Emphasis is on a case-by- case analysis of client or student needs, and development of appropriate projects for their training and rehabilitation. Small additional fee.
Distribution: Advanced.
SPED 554 - Curriculum & Instruction for Individuals with Mild Disabilities (3 credits)
This course is designed to provide a basis for the development of individualized curriculum goals and instruction for students with mild disabilities.
Distribution: Advanced.
SPED 555 - Curriculum & Instruction for Individuals with Moderate/Severe/Profound Disabilities (3 credits)
This course is designed to provide a basis for the development of individualized curriculum goals and instructions for students with moderate/severe/profound disabilities.
Distribution: Advanced.
SPED 567 - Families in Education Process (3 credits) The purpose of this course is to develop skills in working with parents of youths with exceptionalities. Attention will be given to conferencing, reporting, and instructing parents in the process of home training. Further attention will be given to directing parents toward community services and resources, developing school- initiated parent support groups.
Distribution: Advanced.
SPED 568 - Early Intervention (3 credits)
This course is designed to develop skills in the identification and referral of preschool-age children with exceptionalities, determining training targets for this group, implementing alternative programs
for individuals with multiple disabilities, developing appropriate preschool training environments, and implementing an adapted curriculum.
Distribution: Advanced.
SPED 570 - Collaboration in the Educational Process (3 credits) This course is designed to prepare special educators to function as consultants to regular education teachers and other school personnel. The use of consultation is reviewed at the pre-referral, referral, and mainstreaming level of service. The goals for this course include student competence in consultation concepts and skills in working with classroom teachers.
Distribution: Advanced. SPED 572 - Thesis I (3 credits)
This course consists of the development of a thesis topic and review of the literature, writing and editing of the thesis, and submission of the final paper to peer-reviewed journal. Prerequisites: ELED 570; SPED 566.
Distribution: Advanced. SPED 573 - Thesis II (3 credits)
This course consists of the development of a thesis topic and review of the literature, collection of data, writing and editing of the thesis. Prerequisites: ELED 570; SPED 566.
Distribution: Advanced.
SPED 574 - Applied Behavior Analysis Prn I (3 credits) This course will cover the basic concepts of behavior analysis as applied to a variety of situations in teaching individuals with exceptionalities. Classroom management utilizing nonaversive behavior management techniques will be presented. Open to all students of graduate standing.
Distribution: Advanced.
SPED 575 - Applied Behavior Analysis Principles II (3 credits) This is an advanced examination of the basic principles of behavior and the development and application of each. This course will examine the principles of behavior in depth and focus on the use of these principles in applied settings with students and/or individuals with disabilities. The content of this course is determined by the Task List of the Behavior Analyst Certification Board. Prerequisites: SPED 574; permission of instructor.
SPED 576 - Research Problem in Special Education (3 credits) This course will develop student awareness of critical issues in special education which have relevance for research concerns. Additionally, appropriate and feasible research designs and techniques are discussed within the framework of current special education methods and procedures. Required for Master's thesis. Prerequisites: ELED 570; SPED 574.
Distribution: Advanced.
SPED 577 - Techniques in Applied Behavior Analysis (3 credits) This course will examine issues relevant to the development and application of interventions with individuals with low incidence disabilities. Specific interventions and strategies will be discussed. Content for this course was determined by the Task List of the Behavior Analyst Certification Board and the Council for Exceptional Children Knowledge and Skill Statements. Prerequisites: SPED 574, SPED 575, SPED 576; permission of instructor.
SPED 578 - Organization Behavioral Management (3 credits) This course will examine issues related to service delivery, systems change, and the staff development in the application of applied behavior analysis. The content of this course was developed in
accordance with the Task List of the Behavior Analyst Certification Board. Prerequisites: SPED 574, SPED 575, SPED 576, SPED 577; permission of instructor.
Distribution: Advanced.
SPED 580 - Administration & Organization of Special Education (3 credits)
The course is designed to review traditional and emerging leadership roles and organizational approaches in special
education. The student will review, assess, and discuss implications of new mandates for human services. Objectives include evaluation of current delivery systems.
Distribution: Advanced.
SPED 581 - Measure & Evaluation in Special Education (3 credits)
This course utilizes a variety of measures to assess and evaluate the educational, behavioral, and developmental areas of students with exceptionalities using traditional and alternative assessment instruments based upon the results of these measures. Prerequisite: SPED 550.
Distribution: Advanced.
SPED 582 - SEM: Current Issues (3 credits)
This seminar is designed for all graduate students in the field of education who are interested in current issues arising out of litigation and legislated mandates within the field of special education. An emphasis will be placed upon issues which are presently affecting (and will continue to shape) services to learners with exceptionalities, regular and special education professionals, and administrators. Attention will also focus upon a class member's individual/professional concerns in the special education arena. Distribution: Advanced.
SPED 583 - SEM: Emotionally Disturbed (3 credits)
The course will provide the student with a current overview of the field of education for students with emotional disturbances. Objectives include an awareness of conceptual models and program activities toward ameliorating impact of maladaptive behaviors. Prerequisite: SPED 550.
Distribution: Advanced.
SPED 584 - SEM: Vocational & Career Education for Exceptional Individuals (3 credits)
This course is designed to help the teacher to develop new skills and to find innovative means for career and vocational-technical planning and training with individuals with exceptionalities. Prerequisite: SPED 550.
Distribution: Advanced.
SPED 588 - SEM: The Resource Room (3 credits)
The course is designed to examine the Resource Room as an alternative delivery system in extending services to students with exceptionalities. Course work is designed to enhance students' skills in individualizing programs using diagnostic/prescriptive
procedures. Prerequisite: SPED 550. Distribution: Advanced.
SPED 589 - Curriculum Issues in Special Education (3 credits) This course will focus on the development, implementation, and evaluation of special education curriculum. This will include problems of programming for students with exceptionalities; different curriculum approaches and review of research implications. Prerequisite: SPED 550 or enrolled in the Special Education Supervisory Certificate Program.
Distribution: Advanced.
SPED 590 - Seminar in Teaching the Learning Disabled (3 credits)
The purpose of this course is to broaden the in-service teacher's knowledge of the characteristics of the student with learning disabilities, instructional models and programmatic planning, solving real-life management problems, material problems, and teaching problems, in a sharing and seminar setting. Prerequisite: SPED 550.
Distribution: Advanced.
SPED 591 - Assistive Technology for Exceptional Individuals (3 credits)
This course describes the use of assistive technology services and devices as related services in the special education process. Emphasis is placed on consumer-driven technology selection and evaluation processes. Students will learn how to access assistive technology services as well as strategies for collaborating with experts in technology.
Distribution: Advanced.
SPED 592 - Seminar: Teaching Individuals with Physical Disabilities (3 credits)
The course deals with appropriate educational interventions. Teaching skills are complimented with medical and technical advances. Objectives include amelioration of effects of physical disabilities toward possible mainstreaming. Prerequisite: SPED 550. Distribution: Advanced.
SPED 594 - SEM: Mental Retardation (3 credits) This course will cover theories of intelligence, retardation,
etiological factors of mental retardation, curriculum needs of mental retardation, methods and materials of instruction, an overview of career considerations, and emerging trends for adult services. Distribution: Advanced.
SPED 596 - Internship Special Education Supervision (3 credits) This supervised field experience is designed to provide the candidate for the Special Education Supervisor certificate with field experiences in personnel supervision, assessment techniques with the exceptional population, budgeting and financing for special class operation, participating in child study team conferences, curriculum development, and due process. Prerequisite: All courses listed for the Supervisory Certificate Program.
Distribution: Advanced.
SPED 599T - Special Education Graduate Transfer (1 - 6 credits) This supervised field experience is designed to provide the candidate for the Special Education Supervisor certificate with field experiences in personnel supervision, assessment techniques with the exceptional population, budgeting and financing for special class operation, participating in child study team conferences, curriculum development, and due process. Prerequisite: All courses listed for the Supervisory Certificate Program.