EDSP 210

Introduction to Special Education (3 credits) (Fink)
Class Standing: Freshman or Sophomore or permission of department. Not open to students who have completed EDSP470. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: EDSP210 or EDSP470.
Characteristics and needs of individuals receiving special education and related services. Current issues and practices in special education.

Section 0101 (Fink)

Functional Assessment and Instruction in Special Education (3 credits) (Kohl)
For EDSP or 0808P majors only. 3 semester hours. Also offered as EDSP602. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: EDSP400 or EDSP602.
Functional assessment procedures and instructional methods for students with severe disabilities from birth to adulthood.

Field Placement I (1-3 credits) (Brown & Fink)
Restricted to students with the following major codes: EDSP, and 0808P. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: EDSP322 or EDSP406. Formerly EDSP 322.
Practicum experience in special education.

Behavior and Classroom Management in Special Education (3 credits) (Mason)
For EDSP or 0808P majors only. Also offered as EDSP613. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: EDSP321, EDSP413, or EDSP613. Formerly EDSP 321.
Use of applied behavior analysis for assessment of behavior and learning environments. Design of behavior and classroom management of students in special education.

Characteristics of Infants & Young Children: Early Childhood Special Education (3 credits) (Beckman & Newcomb)
For EDSP or 0808P majors only. Also offered as EDSP626. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: EDSP420 or EDSP626.
Focus on developmental, behavioral, and learning characteristics of infants and young children with and without disabilities.

Field Placement III: Early Childhood Special Education (2-4 credits) (Wayne & Barnwell)
For EDSP or 0808P majors only.
Practicum experience in early childhood special education. Field placement for three half days per week.

Curriculum and Instruction: Early Childhood Special Education (3 credits) (Lieber)
For EDSP or 0808P majors only. Also offered as EDSP627. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: EDSP422 or EDSP627.
Curriculum and instruction for young children with mild and moderate disabilities, preschool through primary grades.

Field Placement V: Early Childhood Special Education (2-4 credits) (Greig)
For EDSP or 0808P majors only.
Practicum experience in early childhood special education. Field placement for three half days per week.

Field Placement III: Middle/Secondary Special Education (2-4 credits) (Livelli, Strikland & Hollran)
For EDSP or 0808P majors only.
Practicum experience in middle and secondary special education. Field placement for three half days per week.

Field Placement Handbook

EDSP 436 Field Placement V: Middle/secondary Special Education (2-4 credits) (Ulf)
For EDSP or 0808P majors only.
Practicum experience in middle and secondary special education. Field placement for three half days per week.

EDSP 450 Inclusive Practices in the Schools (3 credits) (Gruber)
Also offered as EDSP606. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: EDSP450, EDSP606, or EDSP788P.
Educational practices regarding inclusive education in the schools for students with and without disabilities.

EDSP 451 Curriculum and Instruction: Elementary Special Education (3 credits)
(De La Paz)
For EDSP or 0808P majors only. Also offered as EDSP652. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: EDSP451 or EDSP652.
Methods for instruction of students with disabilities in the general education curriculum. Collaboration with other professionals is included.

EDSP 452 Field Placement III: Elementary Special Education (2-4 credits) (Castagnola, Livelli, & Butler)
For EDSP or 0808P majors only.
Practicum experience in elementary special education. Field placement for three half days per week.

Field Placement Handbook

EDSP 455 Assessment in Elementary Special Education (3 credits) ((Sotomayor)
For EDSP or 0808P majors only. Also offered as EDSP654. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: EDSP455 or EDSP654.
Focus on selection, administration, and interpretation of assessment tools and results for designing instruction and evaluating progress of elementary students in special education.

Introduction to Special Education (3 credits)
Not open to students who have completed EDSP210. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: EDSP210 or EDSP470.
Designed to give an understanding of the needs of all types of exceptional children.

Curriculum, Assessment, and Instruction: Middle/Secondary Special Education (3 credits) (Maccini)
For EDSP or 0808P majors only. Also offered as EDSP677. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: EDSP477 or EDSP677.
Methods and assessment practices for effective instruction in middle and secondary content areas for students in special education.

Reading and Writing Instruction in Special Education II (3 credits) (Silverman)
Prerequisite: EDSP416. For EDSP or 0808P majors only. Also offered as EDSP684. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: EDSP484 or EDSP684.
Focus on the development of reading and writing programs for students in special education. Builds on foundations established in EDSP416.

Family Partnerships in Special Education (3 credits) (Moon)
For EDSP or 0808P majors only. Also offered as EDSP687. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: EDSP330, EDSP487, or EDSP687. Formerly EDSP 330.
Strategies for communicating and working with families of students with disabilities.

Special Problems in Special Education (1-6 credits) (Molloy)
Prerequisite: permission of department. Available only to education majors who have definite plans for individual study of approved problems. Credit according to extent of work.

Workshops, Clinics, and Institutes in Special Education (1-6 credits)
Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. The following type of educational enterprise may be scheduled under this course heading: workshops conducted by the special education department (or developed cooperatively with other departments, colleges and universities) and not otherwise covered in the present course listing. Laboratories, and special education centers; institutes developed around specific topics or problems and intended for designated groups such as school superintendents, principals and supervisors.

Exceptional Children and Youth (3 credits) (Neubert)
Prerequisite: 9 hours in special education and permission of department.
Examines research relevant to the education of exceptional children and youth.

School Violence and Disruption (3 credits) (Drakeford)
An examination of school violence and disruption from multiple perspectives. Societal, community, and individual factors are examined. Prevention strategies, interagency collaboration, and intervention techniques are addressed.

EDSP 622 History, Research and Context in Behavioral and Learning Di sorders (3 credits) (Speece)
Prerequisite: EDSP 470 or permission of department.
Examination of theoretical, historical, and contextual influences affecting the study and treatment of persons with behavioral and learning disorders.

EDSP 625 Seminar on Severely Handicapping Conditions (3 credits) (Kohl)
Prerequisite: EDSP 600 or permission of department.
Research and theories relevant to the education of severely handicapped individuals.

Seminar in Special Education: Guided Readings in Cultural Diversity and Disability; (3 credits)
Credit will be granted for only one of the following: EDSP499C or EDSP 678C. Prerequisite: permission of department.

EDSP 860 Doctoral Research Seminar (3 credits) (Lieber)
Issues and procedures relevant to conducting and analyzing research in special education.

EDSP 872 Theory and Empirical Design in Special Education Research (3 credits) (Cooper)
Prerequisite: EDMS 645 or permission of department For Doctorial Students Only. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: EDSP 672 or EDSP 872. Formerly EDSP 672.
Design and evaluation of quantitative research in special education across disabilities and ages.