SPE 433 Screening & Assessment of Young Children with Special Needs

This course provides an overview of screening and assessment of children with special needs. An examination of different kinds of measures, screenings, assessment for eligibility, and ongoing developmental assessment is included. Specific types of assessment instruments used for early intervention and other special education purposes are reviewed and implemented. Through hands-on practice with a variety of tools, students learn procedures and develop strategies for implementing nondiscriminatory assessment, utilizing valid and reliable measures when conducting formative and summative individual and program evaluation. Ten hours in an appropriate setting are required for this course. Pre-requisite(s): None. Co-requisite(s): None. 5 quarter hours

Credits

5