EDSE 422 - Teaching Strategies, Curriculum, and Materials for Students with Exceptionalities

Description:
Individual, small, and large group teaching strategies essential to individualized education programs, and selection, evaluation, and adaptation of commercially available materials, including computer applications.

Prerequisites:
Prerequisites: EDSE 310 and admission to the Teacher Certification Program.

Credits: (5)

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Demonstrate knowledge of characteristics of various exceptionality areas and evidence-based instructional strategies to meet specific needs.
Access and use scope and sequence of general and special curricula and materials including the EALR’s.
Discuss advantages and limitations of specific instructional strategies for students with disabilities.
Be familiar with and choose a type of assistive technology in the instructional process.
Develop an instructional plan which may align with the general education curriculum or meet the unique needs of an individual with special needs (this may include core curriculum access).
Use an instructional planning process, based upon evidence-based practices.
Design a unit of instruction, which addresses phases of learning, including acquisition, fluency, maintenance, and generalization.
Demonstrate use of direct instruction teaching strategies and teaching basic concepts through use of task analysis development
Design informal assessments for an instructional plan addressing the needs of students with special needs.
Design instructional accommodations and modifications, which target the specific needs of one or more students with exceptionality in an instructional plan/unit.
Review and evaluate curriculum materials, and discuss advantages and limitations.
Locate and access sources for curriculum materials that include or can be adapted to include students with special needs, including commercial sources.

Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
5/6/19

Anticipated Course Offering Terms and Locations:
Fall Locations: Ellensburg, Des Moines, Pierce County, Wenatchee, Yakima