Introduction Overview Of The Course.docx

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Introduction overview of the course History/ Legislation Topic overview: o Six key aspects of best practices for working with children with special needs. o Key federal legislation on early intervention and prevention. Readings: Chapter 1: An Inclusive Approach to Early Education; Chapter Two: Federal Legislation: Early Intervention and Prevention; Chapter Three: Inclusive Programs for Young Children

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Gifted Education; Children with Cognitive Delays  Educational interventions for gifted children.  Causes and classifications of children with developmental disabilities.  Strategies to support adaptive development  Reducing Risk Factors  Cognitive Delay -Normal and Exceptional Development; -Developmental Disabilities: Causes and Classifications.

4. Hearing Impairments Topic overview: Description of hearing impairments and educational strategies for children with hearing loss. Readings: Chapter Six Sensory Impairments: Hearing (Pg. 145-157) 5.

Vision Impairments Topic overview: Description of visual impairments and educational intervention strategies for children with vision impairments. Chapter 6: Sensory Impairments: Vision

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Health Problems and Physical Disabilities Topic overview: Health disabilities impact on children and families. Educational interventions for children with health disabilities Overview of children with physical disabilities Educational intervention strategies for physical disabilities Readings: Chapter 7: Physical Disabilities and Health Problems

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Children with Emotional and Behavioral Differences Topic overview: Overview of learning and behavioral disorders and related educational intervention strategies. -Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder; -Autistic Disorder Readings: Chapter 8 Learning and Behavior Disorders

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Partnerships with Families Topic overview: Discussion of the impact of disabilities on families and how to partner with parents. -Family Crisis; - Understanding Families Readings: Chapter 9 Partnership with Families

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IFSP and IEP Process

2 Topic overview: Link of assessment to the components of the Individual Family Service Plan and the Individual Education Plan Videos: 20. Can you really test them at that age? 21. How can you tell what they need? Readings: Chapter 10 Assessment and the IFSP/IEP Process 10. Effective Teachers, Programs and Strategies for Children with Disabilities Topic overview: o Characteristics of effective teachers, o Overview of the developmental-behavioral approach, o Transition planning Videos: 22. Activity Based Intervention Readings: Chapter 11: Characteristics of Effective Teachers in Inclusive Program Chapter 12: The Developmental-Behavioral Approach; Chapter 13: Arranging the Learning Environment; Chapter 19 Planning Transitions to Support Inclusion 11. Language and Social Development Topic overview: o Facilitating language, speech, and communication skills. o Supporting social development. Videos: 23. Just a feeling I have; 24. Speaking Louder than Words: When Silence isn’t Golden Readings:

Chapter 15. Facilitating Social Development; Chapter 16: Facilitating Speech, Language and Communication Skills

12. Facilitating self-care and independence, and pre-academic learning; managing challenging behaviors Topic overview: o Discussion of the key self-care and adaptive skills needs and how to foster them. o Overview of pre-academic and cognitive skills; o Managing challenging behavior. Readings: Chapter 14. Facilitating Self-Care, Adaptive, and Independence Skill Chapter 17 Facilitating Pre-academic and cognitive learning; Chapter 18 Managing Challenging Behavior.