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Spring 2009


EDSP 210

Introduction to Special Education (3 credits)
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 (Williams, A.)

EDSP 376 Fundamentals of Sign Language (3 credits) (DaCosta)
Receptive and expressive skills in American Sign Language. Examination of the causes of deafness, characteristics of deaf education, and aspects of the culture of the deaf community.
EDSP 403/603

Instructions of Students with Physical Disabilities (3 credits) (Kohl)
For EDSP or 0808P majors only. Also offered as EDSP603. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: EDSP403 or EDSP603.
Assessment, curriculum, and instruction for students with physical disabiltiies. Focus on etiology, environmental and learning adaptations, and assistive technology.

EDSP 407

Field Placement II (1-3 credits) (Brown)
For EDSP or 0808P majors only. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: EDSP333 or EDSP407. Formerly EDSP 333.
Practicum experience in special education. Field Placement for two-three half days.

EDSP 410/614

Functional Reading and Community Based Instruction (3 credits) (Moon)
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.

EDSP 415/615

Assessment in Special Education (3 credits) (Speece)
Recommended: STAT100 or SOCY201. For EDSP or 0808P majors only. Also offered as EDSP615. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: EDSP320, EDSP415 or EDSP615. Formerly EDSP320. Knowledge and skills for understanding assessment process and interpretation of assessment data. Emphasis on psychometric aspects of assessment related to screening, eligibility, and program planning.

EDSP 416/616

Reading and Writing Instruction in Special Education I (3 credits) (Silverman)
For EDSP or 0808P majors only. Also offered as EDSP616. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: EDSP416, EDSP443 or EDSP616. Formerly EDSP443. Assessment and instruction of reading and writing skills for students in special education.

Section 0101 (Silverman)

Section 0201 (Silverman)
EDSP 423/624

Assessment in Early Childhood Special Education; (3 credits) (Lieber)
For EDSP or 0808P majors only. Also offered as EDSP624. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: EDSP423 or EDSP624. Assessment procedures for infants and young children with disabilities, birth through age eight.

EDSP 424

Field Placement IV: Early Childhood Special Education; (2-4 credits) (Barnwell, Newcomb, Edwards, Livelli)
For EDSP or 0808P majors only. Practicum experience in early childhood special education. Field placement for three half days per week. Students must reserve three half days (8-1) for this experience. Special education majors only.

EDSP 430/631

Early Intervention: Early Childhood Special Education; (3 credits) (Newcomb/Beckman)
For EDSP or 0808P majors only. Also offered as EDSP631. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: EDSP430 or EDSP631. Intervention with infants and young children with disabilities. Focus on moderate and severe disabilities.

EDSP 435

Field Placement IV: Middle/Secondary Special Education; (2-4 credits) (Strickland, Olgesby, Fink, Ulf)
For EDSP or 0808P majors only. Practicum experience in middle and secondary education. Field placement for three half days per week.

EDSP 450/606

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 454

EDSP 454 Field Placement III: Elementary Special Education (2-4 credits) (Jamison, Merchant, Butler, Livelli)
For EDSP or 0808P majors only.
Practicum experience in elementary special education. Field placement for three half days per week.

EDSP 470

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.

Section 0101 (Egel)

Section 0301 (Drakeford)

EDSP 474/674

Assessment in Middle/Secondary Special Education; (3 credits) (Neubert)
For EDSP or 0808P majors only. Also offered as EDSP674. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: EDSP474 or EDSP674. Cognitive, vocational, and social assessment for students with disabilities. Emphasis on interpretation of assessment results and case management practices.

EDSP 476 Communicating with Sign Language (3 credits) (Da Costa)
Prerequisite: EDSP376 or permission of department. Intermediate level receptive/expressive skills in American Sign Language. Aspects of the culture, history, and research perspectives of the deaf community.
EDSP 482/682 Literacy Approaches for At-Risk Adolescents (3 credits) (Zablocki)
Pre - or corequisite: EDHD426 or permission of department. Also offered as EDSP682. Credit will be granted for only 9one of the following: EDSP482, EDSP488R, EDSP682, or EDSP788R. Formerly EDSP488R. Provides approahces to teaching reading in the content areas for secondary students with disabilities. Outreach offering for Oak Hill, Laurel, MD. Department permission required. Contact aberman2@umd.edu.
EDSP 485/683 Assessment and Instruction in Mathematics in Special Education (3 credits) (Maccini)
For EDSP or 0808P majors only. Also offered as EDSP683. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: EDSP485 or EDSP683. Instructional methods and assessment in mathematics in special education .
0101 (Maccini)
for Secondary/Middle Special Education majors and minors. Permission is required for minors
0201 (Maccini)
for Elementary Special Education majors and minors. Permission is required for minors
EDSP 488T

Selected Topics in Teacher Education: Mentoring Preservice Special Educators; (2 credits) (PermReq) (Williams, S.)

EDSP 489

Field Experiences in Special Education; (1-4 credits)

EDSP 498B

Special Problems in Special Education: Career Development and Advisement (1-6 credits) (Molloy)
Special education and intended special education majors only.

EDSP 499W/607

Workshops, Clinics, and Institutes in Special Education: School Violence and Disruption (3 credits) (Leone)
Also offered as EDSP607. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: EDSP499W or EDSP607.

EDSP 612 Transition Methods and Disability Systems; (3 credits) (Neubert)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
Philosophical and historical foundatins of transition service delivery and current methods that comprise transition services for students with disabilities.
EDSP 665

Families, Culture, and Disability (3 credits) (Beckman)
Prerequisite: EDSP 600 or permission of department. Current research on service delivery and cultural factors that influence families of children and youth with disabilities.

EDSP 670

Single Subject Research in Special Education; (3 credits) (Egel)
Prerequisite: EDSP 600 or permission of department. Design, application, and analysis of single subject research in special education classrooms across all disabilities.

EDSP690

Teacher Candidate Research Seminar in Special Education (3 credits)
Prerequisite: EDSP 470. Corequisite: EDSP 889A. For EDSP majors only. Required seminar for master's certification teacher candidates in special education focusing on research methods and applications with students having disabilities.

Section 0101 (Moon)
Section 0201 (Kohl)
EDSP694/889A

Graduate Internship: Early Childhood Special Education; (6-11 credits) (Barnwell, D., Greig, D.)
Corequisite: EDSP690. For EDSP or 0808P majors only. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: EDSP494, EDSP694, or EDSP889A. Student teaching, full-time for twelve weeks, with infants or preschool children with disabilities. There is a $400 lab fee assigned to this course.

EDSP 695/889A

Graduate Internship: Elementary Special Education; (6-11 credits) (Williams, Butler, Merchant, Livelli)
Corequisite: EDSP690. For EDSP or 0808P majors only. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: EDSP495, EDSP694, or EDSP888A. Student teaching, full-time for twelve weeks, with elementary aged children with disabilities. There is a $400 lab fee assigned to this course.

EDSP 696/889A

 

Graduate Internship: Secondary and Middle Special Education (6-11 credits) (Ulf, Simonsen, Halloran)
Corequisite: EDSP690. For EDSP or 0808P majors only. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: EDSP496, EDSP696, or EDSP889A. Student teaching, full-time for twelve weeks, with middle and high school students with disabilities. There is a $400 lab fee assigned to this course.

EDSP 798e

Special Problems in Special Education: Evidence-Based Practices for Special Education (3 credits) (De La Paz)
Focus is on the needs of Master's students in Special Education.

EDSP 875

Policy Issues Affecting Individuals with Disabilities; (3 credits) (McLaughlin)
Prerequisite: EDSP students only or permission of instructor. An analysis of current educational and disability issues and policies pertaining to children, youth, and adults with disabilities.

 

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