EDUC 593 Special Needs in Inclusive Environment
This course helps with identifying students with special needs as outlined in PL 108-446 (i.e., learning disabilities, intellectual disabilities, physical impairments, other health impairments, sensory impairments, communication disorders, behavioral disorders, autism, and traumatic brain injury) and PL 95-561 (i.e., gifted and talented).Students will explore their attitude awareness and ability to apply inclusive methods in their instruction, curriculum, and classroom management strategies. Emphasis will be placed upon the inclusion concept, teaming approaches, an overview of assessment techniques, individual education plans, and the use of modifications and adaptions within an inclusive environment in general education classrooms. A focus on collaborative processes, organizational support services for students and families, and the individualization of learning plans that support students with disabilities guides research and learning for the course.