Teaching Sci to Stu Spec Need

Catalog description

This course covers the historical background to current approaches to teaching children with disabilities; special education and Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; current theories and methodologies in special education; inclusion and the concept of the least restrictive environment; early intervention; special education programs, curricula, classroom management, and technologies; educational challenges and instructional approaches with children whose disabilities are associated with mental retardation, physical and sensory impairments, language delays, emotional disturbance, and learning disabilities; and introduction to approaches and debates on reading and language arts as well as Science instruction for native English speakers and English language learners.