Description
encompasses the individual behavior and functioning of students with significant learning challenges. An emphasis will be placed on using ecological assessments as a method to design interventions and to relate levels of support to the needs of the individual. Pre-service educators will acquire skills in applied behavior analysis to teach adaptive behaviors, social skills, and communications/language skills. Additional emphasis will be on designing instruction to generalize and be maintained in home and community environments. Developmental and behavioral strategies will be compared and contrasted. The pre-service educator will design and demonstrate effective evidence-based multisensory literacy and numeracy practices. The pre-service educator will conduct an in-depth language assessment of a young child with moderate disabilities. Based on this assessment information, pre-service educators will select, design and use technology, materials, and resources required to educate individual