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- Effective Term:
- Fall 2020
- Course Number:
- ECE 234
- Course Title:
- Children with Special Needs in Early Childhood Education
- Credit Hours:
- 3
- Lecture Hours:
- 30
- Lecture/Lab Hours:
- 0
- Lab Hours:
- 0
Course Description
Addendum to Course Description
Course is a required class for the AAS in Early Education and Family Studies. Students must achieve a C or better in the class to apply it to the degree requirements.
Intended Outcomes for the course
Upon completion of the course students should be able to:
- Recognize the foundations and current issues and implementations of early intervention and early childhood special education.
- Compare options for early identification, screening and assessment of children for disabilities and special needs.
- Investigate best practices for children with various identified disabilities and special needs including family involvement, IEP/IFSP use, inclusion strategies, classroom and curriculum modifications, and universal design.
Course Activities and Design
The course format includes lecture-discussion, films, resource speakers, and experiential
activities. Case studies provide opportunities to explore early intervention and early childhood special education issues in early care and education settings.
Outcome Assessment Strategies
ASSESSMENT
Student grades will be based on performance on:
1. Written examinations covering the theoretical and applied
information from lecture discussions, required reading,
textbooks, audio-visual and classroom demonstrations, and classroom observations of programs serving children with disabilities and special needs.
2. Completion of projects
3. Classroom attendance and participation
Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)
- Historical foundations of early childhood special education.
- Terms, language, and legislative issues used in the field of special education.
- Key characteristics from a range of conditions and disorders associated with children with disabilities and special needs.
- Use of screening and assessment in identification of children with disabilities and special needs.
- IEP/IFSP as a classroom tool and as a way of assessing and supporting children's growth.
- Characteristics and effective interventions for specific disabilities and special needs.
- Resources including professional agencies, laws, etc. that the student can use in the workplace as well as other pertinent coursework.
- Advantages and disadvantages of inclusion as defined by the families of those working with the children who have special needs.
- Perspectives on ability.
- How attitudes about disabilities are reflected in the larger society.