This is an introductory course for individuals who plan to provide educational services to mildly disabled students in multicategorical programs. This course introduces pre-service teachers to methods and instructional strategies that are effective for students with various disabilities.
Students learn to design individual education programs that fit the special needs of students today.
Pre-service teachers are introduced to methods and strategies of assessing and teaching students with reading problems. Current research and theory on the development of reading are explored, and students practice newer strategies as well as more traditional approaches to helping children with reading problems. Administration of formal and informal assessment tools is practiced. Practical hands-on application is experienced as students tutor in our reading clinic. Students examine achievements tests, standardized diagnostic tests, informal assessments, behavioral assessments, and the use of portfolios and rubrics.