Teaching Exceptional Students in Inclusive Settings: Methods II ((3 Credits))

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This course prepares secondary pre-service and in-service teachers to provide modifications for exceptional students in English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies. The focus of this course is on planning instruction and assessments to meet the needs of all students including those with disabilities. During the course, students will examine the particular learning needs of students with learning and, emotional disabilities, and giftedness. Students will also explore practical aspects of collaborating with general education content teachers in inclusive settings. Specifically, students will receive instruction and practice in modifying lesson plans of general education content teachers so that they meet the learning needs students with specific exceptionalities. The course will also review various assistive technologies available to students with physical and intellectual disabilities. Teacher candidates will then be prepared to use various instructional models to address the needs of students with these exceptionalities. Among the instructional models to be examined are backwards planning, differentiated instruction, culturally responsive teaching, brain based and cooperative learning, and the Universal Design for Learning. The course focuses on evidence-based strategies in teaching students with disabilities in a number of areas including reading, writing, spelling, math, and study skills. Students must complete at least 10 hours (non-certified teacher candidates) or 5 hours (certified teacher candidates) in the classroom working with a certified special education teacher in New York state to explore the relevance of the topics they are studying to a classroom setting. Observation assignments will integrate theoretical and research-based concepts with classroom practice. This course was previously EDU-663107. Prerequisites: SPED 6025 .