Inclusive Teaching for Students with Special Needs

Catalog description

This course is designed to develop knowledge and skills related to the appropriate education of children with special needs in the general education classroom setting. This is a survey course that includes a study of the legal and educational foundations of serving students with disabilities in the general education setting. Ethical issues surrounding the teaching of children with learning and behavioral differences are included in the content. Particular emphasis is placed on developing skills for identifying learning strengths and needs in all children, and developing instruction to match those strengths and needs. Teaming and collaboration are an important concept in inclusive education and will be emphasized.