EDU 360 Assessment & Intervention I - Low Incidence Disabilities

This course is designed to provide teacher candidates with methods and strategies for assessment, diagnosis, and evaluation of students with disabilities in inclusive and/or other special education settings. There will be a focus on developing comprehensive knowledge, understanding, and skills for teaching students with mild, moderate, severe, and multiple disabilities. Emphasis will be placed on assessment procedures that incorporate high leverage practices to meet the unique needs of diverse learners who have significant learning needs. The curriculum and instruction portion of the course focuses on evidenced-based instructional practices, curriculum development, instructional planning, and multiple research-validated instructional strategies for teaching students within the full range of abilities that align with the NYS Next Generation learning standards and individual student needs. Multidisciplinary teaming and planning, in the context of Next Generation Learning Standards and the alternative performance indicators for the NYSAA, are also addressed.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

EDU 250 and EDU 251 and EDU 349

Corequisite

EDU 355 or EDU 356

Offered

Every Fall semester