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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS:
| EDRD 2000 |
EDSP 3107 |
EDSP 4642 |
EDSP 4646 |
EDSP 4648 |
EDSP 4651 |
EDSP 4652 |
EDSP 4653 |
EDSP 4657 |
EDSP 4899 |
EDSP 4943 |
EDSP 4948 |
PSY 2470 |
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| EDRD 2000: () Offerings |
| Explores the theories of cognitive development applied particularly to the fields of language development and literacy. Examines different theories of the acquisition of language development and cognitive processes and the relationship to learning to read and write. Among the topics to be covered are the linguistics and non-linguistic bases of reading, word recognition, reading comprehension, and reading disabilities (dyslexia) and the impact of home and school environments on language and literacy development. |
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| EDSP 3107: () Offerings |
| Examines the concept of difference, including influences of exceptionality on social and psychological roles. Presents strategies for inclusion of exceptional students in classrooms. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
Restrictions:Freshman students are excluded. |
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| EDSP 4642: () Offerings |
| Prerequisite: EDSP 3107. Classroom presentation centers around the interaction of the disabled child with the school. Topics include federal and state regulations for the education of the disabled; procedures for referral, diagnosis and placement; formation of individual education programs, service models, task analysis and sequencing of skills; formation and evaluation of behavioral objectives; selection of instructional materials and methodology; and classroom organization. (Pre-service emphasis.) |
| Attributes:Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded. |
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| EDSP 4646: () Offerings |
| Prerequisite: EDSP 3107. Explores the issues surrounding the education of the developmentally disabled person. Includes definitions and classification systems, etiology, theoretical approaches, strategies for educational diagnosis and intervention, family problems and other issues. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded. |
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| EDSP 4648: () Offerings |
| Prerequisite: EDSP 3107. Provides special educators with knowledge related to characteristics and inclusion strategies for children and youth with behavior disorders or emotional disturbance. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded. |
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| EDSP 4651: () Offerings |
| Prerequisite: EDSP 3107. Teaches diagnostic and evaluative procedures commonly used with exceptional children. Includes construction of criterion referenced tests and curriculum based assessment; use and interpretation of formal and informal tests, and procedures and related ethics procedures, and related issues. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded. |
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| EDSP 4652: () Offerings |
| Prerequisite: EDSP 3107. Studies the characteristics and special problems associated with learning disabilities. Includes definitions and characteristics, theoretical approaches, attention deficit disorder, available resources, etiologies, and educational management of learning disabilities and attention disorders. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded. |
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| EDSP 4653: () Offerings |
| Prerequisites: EDRD 2000 and EDSP 3107 or permission of instructor. Focuses on diagnosis of reading strengths and weaknesses; of correlates of reading problems; and analysis and selection of methods and materials for reading instruction of special needs children, including children who speak English as their second language. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded. |
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| EDSP 4657: () Offerings |
| Prerequisite: EDSP 3107. Focuses on an in-depth explanation of applied behavior analysis and classroom management strategies useful in meeting the needs of children and youth with behavioral disabilities. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded. |
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| EDSP 4899: () Offerings |
| Prerequisite: EDSP 3107. This capstone course explores major trends and issues affecting special education, including the rights of the disabled, emerging trends in educational services and major issues surrounding the quality of life of disabled individuals. Open to special education majors only. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
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| EDSP 4943: () Offerings |
| Prerequisites: Same as for EDU 4941. First quarter of a special education internship. Observation and daily teaching in special education in the elementary schools under the direction of a cooperating teacher. Extra fee. May be repeated for credit up to 18 credits. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
Restrictions:Freshman, Junior, Sophomore students are excluded. |
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| EDSP 4948: () Offerings |
| First quarter of a special education internship. Provides opportunity for observation and daily teaching in special education sections in the public schools under the direction of a master teacher. Extra fee. May be repeated for credit up to 18 credits. |
| Attributes:Upper-Division
Restrictions:Freshman, Junior, Sophomore students are excluded. |
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| PSY 2470: () Offerings |
| Prerequisite: PSY 1180. Surveys human development from conception to death, focusing on the interacting processes of physical, cognitive, social, emotional and moral development within social and cultural contexts, including developmental tasks and transitions associated with developmental stages. |
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