54-557 Exceptional Learners in Inclusive Communities
This course is designed to provide pre-service teacher candidates at the
graduate level with the knowledge and skills that are required to
identify and instruct exceptional learners in inclusive classroom
settings, including students identified as having learning disabilities,
emotional-
behavioral challenges and/or other
disability support needs as described in the federal Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act. Course content and assessments will focus
on the characteristics of exceptional learners, the processes for
identifying exceptional learners for appropriate services, collaboration
with parents and professional colleagues and research-based approaches
for designing inclusive classroom settings and
instructional/behavioral/assessment strategies and supports for
exceptional learners. Course participants will learn how to implement
research-based tiered interventions that enable all students to succeed
in inclusive classrooms.
Credits
3