Curriculum Development&Classroom Management for Students w Disabilities in Jewish Day Schools,…

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This course focuses on concepts and skills in the teaching of Jewish studies, reading, math, language arts, social studies, and science in Jewish school settings, with modifications of instructional methods and materials for use with children with disabilities. Course topics include setting up the physical environment of a classroom to foster literacy development, maximize learning productivity, and prevent unnecessary behavior problems; approaches to classroom management; special attention to work with children with autism; and approaches to understanding and intervening with children with emotional and behavior problems. Students are exposed to evidence-based methods of instruction and critically examine the concept that instruction should be evidence- based.