Fall 2018 Course Syllabi

Special education laws and acts (IDEA, ADA, 504), Confidentiality, Spec Education Careers Week 2 - August 28, 30 Disability categories, Inclusion Reading - Supporting Individuals with Disabilities, Chapters 6-10, IDEA scavenger hunt , Assign disability paper/presentation topic Week 3 - September 4, 6 Characteristics of a person with a Developmental Disability, Causes, IQ, Adaptive behavior Exam 1 Reading - Legal Issues 1-3 Week 4 - September 11,13 Assessment process, systematic observations, data collection, responsibilities of team members Reading - Assessment (to be determined), data collection plan to be developed Week 5 - September 18,20 Presentations on Spina Bifida, Tourettes, Traumatic Brain Injury, Epilepsy, Fragile X, MD 20 minute presentation/paper on disability category Week 6 - September 25,27 Presentations (Characteristics, causes, prevalence, diagnosis, health implications, implications for educational programming, and sources) on Down Syndrome, Prader Willi, ASD/Aspergers, Williams, CP, FAS/FAE Presentations done in class, papers handed in October 2 and 4 Week 7 - October 2, 4 Presentations and papers Week 8 - October 9, 11 What is an IEP? Functional Behavioral Assessment, Behavior Intervention Plan Midterm Week 9 - October 16,18 How to support families, advocates Reading - Working with Families, chapters 1-5