Exceptional Children

Catalog description

This course provides for the development of knowledge and skills that enable students to understand individuals with special needs and appropriately guide their development. Special emphasis is placed on students examining the programs and community resources that serve families’ children with special needs. Topics include inclusion/least restrictive environment, physical and motor impairments, gifted/talented, intellectual and cognitive disabilities, emotional and behavioral disorders, communication disorders in speech and language, autism spectrum disorders, visual impairments, deaf and hard of hearing, health impairments, multiple disabilities, and community resources. English ENG 009 Support for Composition I (3qh): Institutional credit only This course is to be taken concurrently with ENG 101S (Composition I with Support) at the same campus. The course is designed to prepare students for college-level writing in English courses and in other disciplines. Prerequisites: Completion of ENG 097 and RDG 099 or by placement. Corequisite: ENG 101S. ENG 097 LSS English I (5qh): Institutional credit only This course is primarily a comprehensive review of grammar and mechanics to prepare students for college-level writing in English courses and in other disciplines. Paragraph writing is also included. Prerequisite: Placement. ENG 099 LSS English II (5qh): Institutional credit only This course emphasizes paragraph structure and the writing of short expository essays, with special attention to organization, logic, usage, tone, and style. The course is designed to prepare students for college-level writing in English courses and in other disciplines. Prerequisite: ENG 097 or by placement. ENG 101S Composition I with Support (5qh) This composition course introduces students to the academic writing process. Students will use a variety of rhetorical modes, apply critical thinking to writing and reading, learn basic research skills, and practice proofreading, editing, and revision. This course must be taken concurrently with ENG 009 (Support for Composition I) at the same site. Prerequisite: Completion of ENG 097 and RDG 099 or by placement. Corequisite: ENG 009.