Mar 29, 2024  
2017-2018 Catalog 
    
2017-2018 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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38-3051 Characteristics of Students with Disabilities


This course examines the characteristics of students with disabilities affecting their learning, including various legally-recognized categories, ranges of severity, and placement options. Emphasis on etiology, contributing factors, the challenges of identifying students with disabilities, and the need for academic, social, and emotional accommodations and support. Historical, theoretical and research developments in each disability area will be discussed and the cognitive, behavioral, emotional, and social domains pertinent to the development of students with disabilities will be investigated. Classes will include individual presentations, small group discussions, classroom observation activities and related literature. Students will deepen their understanding of educating students with disabilities and the possibilities for greater participation of these students in the school and wider communities.

3 Credits



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