Educational procedures in developing and implementing curricula in the areas of self-help, language, social skills, motor skills, vocational skills, cognitive skills, and functional academics. Introduction to the Education of Exceptional Preschool Children. An introduction to the nature and needs of preschool handicapped children. Students will review literature, publications, trends, and model programs. Emphasis on specific programs, materials and strategies for teaching young preschool children who have serious handicapping conditions.
Areas covered include perceptual, motor, and intellectual development.
Language and Cognitive Development in Exceptional Preschool Children. An emphasis on the identification, assessment and remediation of problems in language and cognitive development of preschool handicapped children. Early Identification and Evaluation of Exceptional Children. Study of related services to the handicapped, team control and contributions, strategies used in integrating overall life-experience planing and implementation. Prevocational Skills and Procedures for Exceptional Students.