Description
is concerned with assessment and intervention strategies that assist adolescent students with disabilities such as dyslexia, attention deficit disorder, or autism spectrum disorder in achieving academic content standards. Pre-service educators will be prepared to implement evidence-based learning and executive functioning strategies for the acquisition of academic content. Pre-service educators will learn to implement evidence based instructional practices; in particular, explicit and direct instruction. Additional topics and activities include: collaboration with professionals and families; assistive technology to support universal design for instruction; and the use of instructional data to write and monitor effective individual education plans. The transition plan component of the individual education plan (IEP) will be covered as well as Section 504 plans to prepare students for postsecondary educational and employment options. Field hours are required.