Students will learn how to develop an early childhood curriculum and how to effectively adapt materials and design activities to meet children's varied interests and abilities. Building Partnerships with Families of Children with and without Disabilities . This course will address the central importance of families in children's lives as well as the need and rationale for including families in the assessment, implementation, and evaluation of programs for children with disabilities. Internship in Special Education. Supervised teaching of students in special education or inclusive settings a pproved by the Special Education faculty.
Participation consists of full-time observation and teaching for the entire semester.
Seminars supplement the field experience. Course assignments are designed for demonstration of best practice in the field of Sp ecial Education. Research in Special Education . Study, understanding and evaluation of basic research design and methodology in Special Education and the interpreting of research results for classroom instruction. Attention is given to the preparation of a plan for a field-based research project or a review of the literature relating to a Special Education topic.