SPECIAL EDUCATION (SPED)

(O) and (E) Denote Odd and Even Years Respectively

SPED 1010. Orientation to Exceptional Individuals. Lec. 2. Credit 2.
Introduction to categories, and awareness of individual service needs and settings. Focus on issues and practices affecting individuals and families.

SPED 2010. Introduction to Special Education. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Historical perspectives, current issues and professional practices which influence the education of exceptional persons.

SPED 2040. Special Education Procedures and Methods. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: SPED 2010 or consent of instructor. Corequisite: SPED 2820. Overview of best practices in the delivery of special education and support services.

SPED 2821. Practicum: Special Education Procedures and Methods. Lab. 4. Credit 1.
Prerequisite: SPED 2010 or consent of instructor. Corequisite: SPED 2040. Supervised observation, recording, and practice of methods and procedures used in special education.

SPED 3000. Teaching Persons with Disabilities in the Regular Classroom.  Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: Full admission to the second level. Alternatives in educational assessment, materials, methods, and procedures for the regular classroom teacher.

SPED 3010. Roles and Functions for Teaching Persons with Disabilities. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: SPED 2010 or consent of instructor. This course will alert the pre-service special educator to emerging concepts and problems and to the need to be adaptable to change.

SPED 3020. Characteristics and Needs of Persons with Comprehensive Disabilities. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: SPED 2010 or consent of instructor. Introduction to characteristics and to planning, designing, and selecting assessment and teaching methodologies.

SPED 3030.  The Education of Persons with Learning Disabilities.  Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisite:  SPED 2010.  Introduction to Special Education.  Historical perspectives, current issues, and professional practices which influences the education of exceptional persons.

SPED 3031. Physical Management and Support Services for Orthopedic, Motor and Health Impaired. Lec. 3. Lab. 2. Credit 3.
Introduction to medical and educational support services. Emphasizes handling, instructional modifications, and support services.

SPED 3040. Evaluation and Assessment for Content Specific Areas for Children with Special Needs. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisites: SPED 2010, 2040, and 2821. Requires full admission to Teacher Education. Authentic, curriculum based, and standardized measurement for inclusion and self-contained students with special needs. Addresses IDEA 2004 and NCLB.

SPED (AGHT) 3480. Horticultural Therapy. Spring (O).   Lec. 2. Lab. 2. Credit 3.
Introduction to the application of horticulture for special education and as therapy for treatment, rehabilitation, and/or training of individuals with disabilities.

SPED 3810. Practicum: Assessment Procedures in Special Education. Lab. 3. Credit 1.
Prerequisite: Full admission to the second level. Corequisite: SPED 4320. Provides the student with the experience of administering, scoring, interpreting, and determining individual strengths and weaknesses.

SPED 3811. Practicum: Applied Behavior Analysis. Lab. 3. Credit 1.
Corequisite: SPED 4030. Application of the principles of behavior in applied settings.

SPED (SPCH) 4000 (5000). Introduction to Communication Disorders. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Principles of and therapeutic approaches to speech, language, and hearing disorders.

SPED 4030. Applied Behavior Analysis for Teachers. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Corequisite: SPED 3811. Overview of the principles of behavior applied to instructional management.

SPED 4040 (5040). Introduction to Education of Gifted and Talented. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Topics to include: characteristics, incidence, identification, diagnosis, and educational needs of gifted and talented children/youth. Graduate would include but not limited to a case study of gifted person.

SPED 4050 (5050). Sign Language I. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Introduction to and development of a basic vocabulary in Signed English concepts in the use of alternative methods of communication.

SPED 4080. Child Maltreatment. Lec. 2. Credit 2.
Introduction to the educator's role in identifying, reporting, preventing, and intervening on behalf of abused and chronically neglected children and youth.

SPED 4090 (5090). Sign Language II. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: SPED 4050 (5050). Continuation of vocabulary development in Signed English and appreciation of practical situations in various professional fields.

SPED 4130 (5130). Methods for Teaching Persons with Mild and Moderate Disabilities. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisites: SPED 4320 (5320) and full admission to the second level. Corequisite: SPED 4820. Designed to empower the pre-service special educator with skills necessary to implement an integrated curriculum in a variety of placements.

SPED 4140 (5140). Curriculum Development and Education of Gifted and Talented Children/Youth. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Topics to include: School programs, curricula, materials, and methods for the education of gifted and talented. Graduate would include but not limited to comparing and contrasting three models in gifted education.

SPED 4150 (5150). Speech and Language Acquisition and Development. Credit 3.
Normal speech/language development, anatomy of speech structures, distinctive features, and implications of process and analysis systems.

SPED 4160 (5160). Speech Pathology in the Schools. Credit 3.
Prevalence and types of speech/language disorders in school-aged children. Programs for identification and remediation.

SPED 4200 (5200). Teaching Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Credit 3.
Within the context of persons with ASD, this course is designed to provide the student with a model of the teaching process progressing from identification, to instructional design, to the use of research-validated methods for instructional delivery and the provision of needed educational, social, academic, and behavioral supports.

SPED 4250. Reading and Research in Special Education. Credit 1-3.
(SPED Faculty Sponsor required.) Individualized investigations of selected topics for undergraduate Special Education majors and minors. May be repeated for credit.

SPED 4320 (5320). Assessment Procedures in SPED. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisite: Full admission to the second level. Corequisite: SPED 3810. An indepth study of assessment instruments for the evaluation of persons with mild and moderate disabilities.

SPED 4340 (5340). Systematic Instruction of Persons with Comprehensive Disabilities. Lec. 3. Credit 3.
Prerequisites: SPED 4030/5030 and full admission to the second level. Corequisite: SPED 3821. Examination of assessment procedures, effective and efficient instructional approaches for achievement of learning mastery and proficiency.

SPED 4820. Practicum: Teaching Persons with Mild and Moderate Disabilities. Lab. 2. Credit 2.
Prerequisite: Full admission to the second level. Corequisite: SPED 4130. Provides direct experience for the special educator in the implementation of instruction using a variety of stimulating environments.

SPED 4821. Practicum in Systematic Instruction. Lab. 3. Credit 2.
Prerequisite: Full admission to the second level. Corequisite: SPED 4340. Implementation of effective and efficient instructional approaches in an applied setting.

SPED 4850 (5850). Workshop in Education. Credit 1-6.
Laboratory approach providing opportunities for experienced education personnel to study indepth Special Education problems.

SPED 4870. Student Teaching I. Credit 5.
Corequisites: SPED 4880 and 4890. Activities directly related to teaching performance; and planning and presenting lessons, directing study, and managing the classroom.

SPED 4880. Student Teaching II. Credit 5.
Corequisites: SPED 4870 and 4890. Continuation of SPED 4870 in a different setting.

SPED 4890.  Seminar:  Education and Society.  Credit 2.
Corequisites: SPED 4870 and 4880. Seminar on issues related to the interrelationships among school, culture, and society; a historical, philosophical, and sociological analysis.

Descriptions for 6000- and 7000-level courses are contained in the Graduate Catalog.