Mild/Moderate Distance Degree

 

Course Descriptions

  • SPED 5530 Assistive and Adaptive Technology for Persons with Disabilities. (3 credits): Familiarizes students with existing technology (IT and AT), federal and state technology legislation and resources to fund technology in the classroom. Teaches methods for evaluating technology needs of individuals with disabilities.
  • SPED 5010 QI Applied Behavioral Analysis 1: Principles, Assessment, and Analysis (3): Covers topics related to collecting data, using data to make decisions, analyzing data, graphing data, and applying principles of behavior management and instruction to children and youth. Prerequisite: Admission to special education major or permission of instructor.
  • SPED 5040 Foundations of Effective Assessment and Instructional Practices (3): Principles of standardized and curriculum-based assessment. Foundations for designing effective instructional programs to help students achieve mastery and proficiency. Prerequisite: Admission to special education major and SPED 5010 or permission of instructor.
  • SPED 5070 Policies and Procedures (3): Provides an understanding of federal and state laws for persons with disabilities and procedures for organizing a special education classroom and auxiliary staff. Prerequisite: Admission to special education major or permission of instructor.
  • SPED 5060 Consulting Teachers/Parents (3): Provides strategies for communicating with parents and teachers, as members of a multidisciplinary team, to assist parents and other teachers in collaborative problem solving. Prerequisite: Admission to special education major or permission of instructor.
  • SPED 5310 Teaching Reading and Language Arts to Students with Mild/Moderate Disabilities (2-4): Curriculum, instructional methods, assessment, and data-based decision making related to teaching reading and language arts to students with mild/moderate disabilities.
  • SPED 5410 Practicum: Direct Instruction Reading and Language Arts for Students with Mild/Moderate Disabilities (1-3): Students learn to use Direct Instruction techniques, positive management, curriculum-based assessment, and data-based decision-making to teach reading and language arts to children with mild/moderate disabilities. Students are placed in a classroom, where they teach a group of children daily.
  • SPED 5320 Teaching Content Areas and Transition to Students with Mild/Moderate Disabilities (3): Students learn to teach content area material, learning strategies, and transition-related skills to students with mild/moderate disabilities. Also includes assessment and decision making strategies related to these curricular areas.
  • SPED 5340 Teaching Math to Students with Mild/Moderate Disabilities (3): Explains procedures for teaching mathematics to students with mild/moderate disabilities, so that each progresses as fast as his or her capabilities will allow. Prerequisite: Admission to special education major or permission of instructor.
  • SPED 5330 Eligibility Assessment for Students with Mild/Moderate Disabilities (1): Covers topics of choosing and administering eligibility assessment tests for students who may have mild/moderate disabilities. Interpretation of test results and applying results to decisions regarding students’ eligibility for special education services. Graded Pass/Fail only.
  • SPED 5050 Applied Behavioral Analysis 2: Applications (3): Expands knowledge of basic applied behavior analysis principles. Develops skills for remediating behavior problems using functional behavioral assessment. Prerequisite: Admission to special education major or permission of instructor.
  • SPED 5420 Practicum: Teaching Mathematics to Students with Mild/Moderate Disabilities (4): Covers use of effective instructional techniques, positive management, curriculum-based assessment, and data-based decision making to teach mathematics content to children with mild/moderate disabilities. Students placed in a classroom, where they teach one or more group(s) of children daily.
  • SPED 5200 CI Student Teaching in Special Education (15): Graded Pass/Fail only. Prerequisite: Admission to special education major or permission of instructor.