Fall 2019 Course Syllabi

Access to gen ed curriculum, academic skills and instruction Chapter 9 – Teaching Academic Skills to Elementary-Age Students Week 11 – November 5, 7 Elementary – Life Skills – Overview of life skills, what to teach, instructional approaches, life skills curriculum, life skills across functional domains Chapter 10 – Life Skills for Elementary- Age Students with Intellectual Disability Week 12 - November 12, 14 Quiz on Chapters 9 and 10 Secondary Students – Academic Skills – General instruction strategies Quiz on Chapters 9 and 10 Chapter 11 – Teaching Academic Skills to Secondary Students with Intellectual Disability Week 13 - November 19, 21 Secondary Students – Life Skills – Components of a life skills curriculum Chapter 12 – Life Skills for Secondary Students with Intellectual Disability Week 14 - November 26 Transition Planning for Secondary Students - Transition and Transition Stages, federal transition requirements and transition planning, evidence based practices to promote successful transition Chapter 13 – Transition Planning for Secondary Students with Intellectual Disability Week 15 – December 3,5 Secondary IEP, Vocational Rehab, Career and Employment practices, self-determination, job coach Week 16 - December 10, 12 Quiz on Chapters 11-13 Quiz on Chapters 11-13 Final Philosophy of Special Education paper Final - Use the knowledge gained to develop a statement on your philosophy of special education (Tentative) Course assignments and assessments : There will be weekly assignments, readings and assessments.