SPE542 Methods of Teaching Students with Moderate to Severe Mental Handicap

This course is designed to focus on models of educational assessment, intervention, and instructional planning for students challenged with moderate/severe mental retardation. Emphasis is placed on the development, implementation, and evaluation of curricula in the classroom and in community settings including life skills, academics, vocational instruction, social skills developmental/friendships, and individualized educational plan development. Multicultural and multilingual issues are considered throughout the course. Consultation and collaboration with teachers, parents, related-service personnel, and administrators are emphasized. Satisfies the state of Illinois requirements for a TMH methods course. Requires 15 hours of clinical experience. Prerequisites: SPE500, SPE540. 3 semester hours