Advanced Instructional Design and Delivery for Students with High-IncidenceDisabilities

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Explore research underlying effective instruction for students with high- incidence disabilities and use information to design and deliver class lessons. SPLED 512 Advanced Instructional Design and Delivery for Students with High-Incidence Disabilities (3)The purpose of SPLED 512 is to provide advanced discussion and application of appropriate methodology for teaching academic skills to students with significant learning difficulties. The majority of the course deals with a review of the research on (and practical application of) effective practices for designing and delivering academic instruction and independent work to students who do not learn optimally under current conditions within their general education classes. Students will review and discuss both foundational and current research in instructional design for students with learning difficulties. Readings will be drawn from research in general education, special education, cognitive psychology, and educational psychology. Students will read and discuss the research literature on underlying cognitive processes which impact learning for students with learning disabilities (e.g. attention, executive functioning, working memory, prior knowledge) and on intervention research with this population. In addition, students will demonstrate the ability to make practical application of these research-based methods in designing and delivering instruction.