SPE534 Early Childhood Special Education--Collaboration, Family and Community

Students build on knowledge about special education to create strategies for developing positive and supportive relationships with families of young children with special needs, including the legal and philosophical basis for family participation in assessment and support of young children. Students will develop strategies for working with socially, culturally, and linguistically diverse families to create and implement Individual Family Services Plans (IFSPs) that provide family-centered services to support young children and their families. Students learn various strategies and models for promoting effective consultation and collaboration with professionals and agencies within the community. This course requires 15 hours of preclinical experiences. This course addresses standards required by the Illinois State Board of Education for Early Childhood Special Education Approval. Prerequisite(s): SPE500, EPS500 or EPS511, SPE532, SPE533 3 semester hours