ECEK 322 Methods of Teaching Young Children with Special Needs

Required field experience: 5 hours This course examines developmentally and individually appropriate strategies to foster the social, emotional, cognitive, communicative, and adaptive learning and motor development of young children with special needs in various settings, including the home, school, and community. Curriculum, instructional methods, and materials for teaching young children with special needs, from birth through kindergarten, are examined. A variety of disabilities are addressed,and topics include compliance with pertinent legislation,team collaboration and practices, IFSPs and IEPs, accommodations and modifications for educating children in the least restrictive environment, assistive technology,individual and family-centered programming, and direct educational and behavioral intervention techniques. Prerequisites: ECE 320 and SOE 302 NOTE: This course replaces EDU 391 in previous curricula.

Credits

4

Distribution

KC:Kendall Course