Final Clinical Practice for Extensive Support Needs ((9))

Catalog description

This is a special education field experience course taken at the final phase of the extensive support preliminary credential program. Candidates are provided with opportunities for meaningful collaborative instruction for students with mild/moderate or extensive support needs with diverse needs (K-12) in school settings. Each candidate is required to participate in and reflect on a variety of activities representing different roles of special educators including interactions with parents, and to assume other responsibilities of full-time teachers and service providers for one semester. This course is scheduled daily during regular school sessions. Each candidate will be supervised by a cooperating teacher or site supervisor in a public school and by a university supervisor. Offered on a credit/no credit basis.