SPED-55800 Exceptional Learners and Cross-Categorical Methods for Speech-Language Pathologists

This course will provide Speech-Language Pathologists with the knowledge and skills required to identify and instruct exceptional learners in inclusive classroom settings, including students identified as having emotional-behavioral, intellectual, learning, or other disabilities as described in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act. Course content and assessments will focus on characteristics of these learners, processes for identifying these learners -- in collaboration with parents and professional colleagues, instructional strategies and supports for these learners, as well as approaches for designing inclusive classroom spaces for these learners alongside their non-disabled peers. Course participants will learn how to implement research-based tiered interventions that enable all students to succeed in inclusive classrooms.

Credits

2