Graduate School of Education
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05:300:383:90 Introduction to Special Education
Overview of the diverse physical, psychological, and social disabilities of special education children.

15:293:522:90, 91 Learning Disabilities
Origins of the concept of learning disabilities (LD). Cognitive and neuropsychological test patterns as LD indicators. Emphasis on cognitive characteristics that distinguish students with disabilities in the areas of reading, mathematics, attentional processes, organization for learning, and executive functioning. Influence of emotional and sociocultural factors on self-image and academic performance.

15:293:534:90 Classroom Organization for Special Education
The focus of this course is on special education classroom and behavior management. This course is based on the premise that an effectively run classroom supports student engagement in learning, creates a caring, respectful environment, and facilitates self-discipline, independence, personal responsibility, and prosocial behavior. Course content moves along a continuum from a) functional assessment of behavioral difficulties, to b) prevention of problem behavior through effective management and instruction, to c) utilization of less intrusive strategies, to d) use of more intensive strategies, crisis de-escalation and intervention.