ED 471 - Inclusion Strategies

4 credits
Surveys the foundations of special education, including historical and philosophical perspectives, legal issues, and current trends in culturally responsive instruction and programming. Explores the role of the teacher as related to the exceptional child in the general education classroom. Provides opportunities to study assessment data within the response to intervention framework and practice adapting instruction to meet student needs. Emphasizes developing knowledge of various exceptionalities, identifying available resources (including adaptive technology), and focusing on students’ strengths and needs, with particular emphasis on working with students with exceptional needs in the general classroom. Strategies for including exceptional students will provide a foundation for pre-service teachers in developing differentiated materials and activities. Prerequisite(s): Restricted to students in the Licensure Track with junior standing or with instructor approval.
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.