ESP 674 Low Incidence *
This course is a study of students identified with low-incidence disabilities. Candidates investigate the disabilities identified as low incidence: developmentally delayed, autism spectrum, moderate/severe mental retardation, traumatic brain injury, orthopedically impaired, deaf/hard of hearing, and visually impaired. Components of the course will include definitions, family involvement, assessments, instructional methods, and procedural and landmark legal issues in special education. Candidates provide appropriate program accommodations for students identified with a low-incidence disability.
Prerequisite
Admission to M.Ed Program
Outcomes
- This course will prepare students to:
- Explain the benefits and role of assistive technologies.
- Identify components of educational implications of characteristics of disabilities.
- Interpret information from formal and informal assessments.