Fundamental Literacy Skills for Students with Special Needs

Catalog description

Effective reading curriculum and teaching methods to teach students with special needs. SPLED 409A Fundamental Literacy Skills for Students with Special Needs (3) Effective classroom-based assessment, curriculum development, and instructional strategies for teaching reading to educate students with special needs will be described in this course. Students will learn how to assess, develop curriculum, and provide scientifically based explicit instruction in reading to K-12 students with special needs. Students will learn how to select reading skills necessary to scaffold and enhance students' present reading skills. Methods for using science-based assessment strategies and developing foundational reading skills within a classroom context will be described. This course builds on prerequisite Special Education courses in curriculum and instructional methods. Students in SPLED 409A extend knowledge of explicit instructional strategies in the context of reading. The content offered in this course complements 409B and 409C through the integration of researched-based methods and sound instructional design within a curriculum to most effectively teach students with special needs.