Fall 2019 Course Syllabi

causes, learning characteristics, social and behavioral characteristics Week 3 - September 10,12 Educational Issues Affecting Students with Intellectual Disability – Legislation and policies, IEPs, educational issues, what and where to teach Chapter 3 – Educational Issues Affecting Students with Intellectual Disability Individual Education Plan Week 4 - September 17, 19 EXAM 1 (chapters 1-3) Assessing and Evaluating Students with Intellectual Disability – Norm referenced and criterion referenced tests, formative and summative assessments, curriculum-based evaluations, assessments and measures, ecological assessment, accountability systems, alternate assessments EXAM 1 (chapters 1-3) Chapter 4 – Assessing and Evaluating Students with Intellectual Disability Week 5 - September 24. 26 Behavioral Interventions – Challenges, applied behavioral analysis, functional behavior assessment, antecedent interventions, addressing challenging behaviors Chapter 5 – Behavioral Interventions for Students with Intellectual Disability Week 6 – October 1,3 Assistive Technology - Decision making, AT for academics, life skills, behavior Chapter 6 – Assistive Technology for Students with Intellectual Disability Week 7 – October 8 Exam 2 (ch 4-6) Exam 2 (ch 4-6) Week 8 – October 15,17 Preschool – Academic Skills – Characteristics, instructional strategy model, learning environment, naturalistic instruction, activity-based instruction, academic skill and emerging skills Chapter 7 – Teaching Academic Skills to Preschool Students with Intellectual Disability Week 9 - October 22,24 Preschool – Life Skills – Preschool readiness, what and where to teach, life skills Chapter 8 – Life Skills for Preschool Students with Intellectual Disability Week 10 – October 29, 31 Quiz on Chapters 7 and 8 Elementary – Academic Skills - Quiz on Chapters 7 and 8