EDUC 313 - Exceptional Children and Intervention Strategies

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This course prepares teacher education candidates to work with students who have exceptional needs and is a foundational course leading to the Intervention Specialist License. It is a requirement for candidates majoring in Early Childhood Education, Middle Childhood Education, Adolescent to Young Adult Education, and Art Education. It provides students with a preliminary understanding of the field of special education from preschool through grade 12. Lectures, readings, videos, field trips and learning activities are structured to allow students to examine their disposition, knowledge and basic skills related to students with various exceptionalities. Students enrolled will also demonstrate an understanding of how to differentiate instruction, apply intervention strategies, and use assistive technology. (Offered fall/spring.) Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or above.