EDS 523Eligibility & Assessment in Special Education

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(3 crs.) This course will prepare special education graduate candidates to understand the eligibility process as outlined by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (2004). Candidates will learn how assessment practices and data gathered from diagnostic testing are used to inform curriculum and instructional approaches for children with high-incidence disabilities. Candidates will learn how to administer, score, and interpret a variety of assessments used in determining eligibility of special education services. The course will include an examination of formal and informal assessment strategies, including the use of individually administered norm-referenced instruments, curriculum-based assessments, interview techniques, and behavioral observation. (Lec. 2, Online) Pre: Admittance into the MA in Education Program (with Special Education specialization) or by approval of instructor