Instructional Strategies for the Content Areas

Catalog description

SPED 475 introduces students to research-based strategies and techniques for teaching elementary and secondary content to students with disabilities, or those who are at-risk academically, in a variety of general and special education settings. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines, the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for English language arts and reading, mathematics, science, and fine arts (Kindergarten-Grade 6), and content specific TEKS appropriate for students in Grades 6-12. Designing instruction to meet the needs of a diverse group of students, using high-leverage practices, based on information from various types of formative and summative assessments will be addressed. Attention will also be given to teacher strategies for promoting student engagement. Prerequisites: SPED 346 with a grade of C.