Siena Heights University
Course is offered : FA and WI Every Year
SED 349 CULTURE AND DIVERSITY IN SPECIAL EDUCATION 1 This course is designed to provide an experience of working with students with disabilities in an urban setting . The students are introduced to the impact of an urban setting on disabilities . Issues such as culture , ethnicity , and socio-economics are considered in their influence on persons with disabilities and their families . Differences in the cultural definitions of various disabilities are studied . The quality and quantity of resources in an urban setting are examined and analyzed . Twenty ( 20 ) clock hours of field experience in an urban setting is required . Activities such as journal writing and interviewing school personnel are required . Prerequisite : Acceptance into the Teacher Education Program Corequisite : EDU 349 Course is offered : FA Every Year
SED 351 BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT 2 This course is designed to provide the student with a foundation of the psychological impact of a disability on the cognitive , emotional , behavioral , social , and linguistic development . In addition the potential behavioral expressions will be examined . Students will learn techniques and strategies for managing behavior , pre-school through young adult . Emphasis is placed to the Positive Behavioral Supports . The students will also learn methods for teaching student self-management . Ten hours of field experience are required . Prerequisite : Acceptance into the Teacher Education Program Co requisite : EDU 351 Course is offered : WI Every Year
SED 361 INTRODUCTION TO LEARNING DISABILITIES 3 This course provides theories and strategies in the area of learning disabilities with attention being given to the history and legal aspects of this field . A variety of researched based models are discussed in relation to the development of educational programs . The impact of a learning disability on the social and emotional development of a student is explored in detail . Aspects of receiving services to include the continuum of services are discussed as well as community services . Thirty clock hours in a setting with children with learning disabilities are required . Prerequisite : Acceptance into the Teacher Education Program , SED 312 or EDU 312 Course is offered : FA 2017 , FA 2019
SED 362 METHODS AND STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING CHILDREN W / LEARNING DISABILITIE 4 During this course the student will examine research based learning programs and identify matches between students ’ needs and program strengths . Modifications and accommodations to the basic skill areas in standard curricula in K-12 settings will be studied . In addition the student will develop skills to design , implement and evaluate remedial programs , adaptation techniques , and activities for students with learning disabilities . Assessment , both norm referenced and criterion referenced , will be explored . Discussed in this class will be the construction of age appropriate environments . Thirty clock hours of field experience in a setting with children with learning disabilities are required . Prerequisite : Acceptance into the Teacher Education Program and SED 361 Course is offered : WI 2018
SED 381 NATURE AND NEED OF INDIVIDUALS WITH COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT 3 This course provides an introduction in the area of cognitive impairment with attention being given to the nature and needs aspects of this field . Research based models are discussed in relation to the development of educational programs . The impacts of a cognitive impairment on the social / emotional development and daily living skills of an individual are explored in detail . All aspects of receiving services are included in the continuum of services . There is a focus on community services as well as post school services . Required : 30 clock hours in a setting with individuals with cognitive impairments . Prerequisite : Acceptance into the Teacher Education Program and SED 312 , or permission Course is offered : FA 2018
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