Children with Special Needs

Catalog description

Three lecture. Study of young children ages 0-8 with special needs including assessment of needs, current practices, curriculum development, available resources, advocacy roles and legislative issues. Students will be able to: define and analyze developmentally appropriate practice; describe the evolution of early childhood education, including public policies; evaluate a variety of curricula for young children with special needs; identify and analyze the procedures for assessment of young children with special needs; describe an Individual Educational Plan (IEP); design learning experiences based on an IEP; describe and illustrate techniques to evaluate the progress of children with special needs and determine appropriate actions; define family concerns of children with special needs; locate local resources for young children with special needs and their families .