Students are given alternative means for creating safe and nurturing learning environments for all students, including instruction in fire and arson prevention, preventing child abduction, and providing safety education. Family dynamics, factors in the home, and the development of a sense of community and mutual respect are given special consideration. No academic credit. We explore teaching techniques used by special education teachers and adapt lessons for children with special needs. Throughout the seminar, students use themselves as subjects to examine ways to make lessons appealing to all children.
Students develop curricula for children with disabilities using research validated methods.
Assistive instructional technology will be surveyed. No academic credit. Particular attention is paid to the adaptation of the general education curriculum for children with mild disabilities. Students also learn to develop appropriate functional reading and writing curricula for children with moderate disabilities. In addition, this seminar discusses the appropriate uses and limitations of some of the assessment tools used in special education.