Process of Special Education

Catalog description

In this course, educators assess the strengths and needs of students with disabilities to make educational recommendations, with an emphasis on the skills required for developing and implementing IEPs. Educators collect information on a learner using a variety of formal and informal assessment methods. Educators select and adapt assessments, interpret assessment results, and make instructional decisions based on assessment data. Educators also apply knowledge of best practices for intervention (RTI/MTSS) and identification. Throughout the course, educators engage learners, their caregivers, and other stakeholders as partners by gathering input, communicating assessment results, and collaborating to use assessment data to guide decisions that may lead to building a learner's IEP.