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SPED 405 Reading and Conference: [Topic] (1–21R)
SPED 406 Special Education Minor (1–6R) Olson.
SPED 407/507 Seminar: [Topic] (1–3R)
SPED 409 Practicum: [Topic] (1–16R)
SPED 409 Talented and Gifted Education (1–6R) Coreq: SPED 407.
SPED 411/511 Foundations of Disability I (3) June 23–-August 15 web-based course. Categorical and cross-categorical survey of information about exceptional children and youth. Topics include history, etiology, identification, classification, IDEA, alternate program delivery systems. Yamamoto.
SPED 412/512 Foundations of Disability II (3) June 23–-August 15. Overview of special education and disability studies; social construction of disability, personal and family experiences and perspectives; service systems that support individuals with disabilities. Prereq: SPED 411/511. Close.
SPED 426/526 Behavior and Classroom Management (4) June 23–August 15. Applied behavior analysis strategies. Focuses on behavioral assessment and evaluation procedures, behavior change strategies, maintenance and generalization techniques, and social skills training. Preciado.
SPED 433/533 Schoolwide Discipline (3) June 23–August 15. Describes features, principles, and procedures of schoolwide management and discipline. Prereq: SPED 426/526. Wallace, Westover.
SPED 488/588 Professional Practices (1R) June 23–August 15. Helps students critically assess their fieldwork and integrate fieldwork and course work in the wider context of the school experience. Coreq: practicum or field experience.
SPED 503 Thesis (1–9R)
SPED 601 Research: [Topic] (1–6R)
SPED 602 Supervised College Teaching (1–9R)
SPED 603 Dissertation (1–16R)
SPED 605 Reading and Conference: [Topic] (1–16R)
SPED 605 Master’s Project (1–6R) June 23–August 15. Prereq: instructor’s consent.
SPED 606 Field Studies (1–6R) Prereq: instructor’s consent.
SPED 607 Research Issues in Early Intervention (1–5R) June 23–August 15. Focused research issues in early -intervention. Squires.
SPED 607 Research Methods (3) June 23–August 15. Systematic inquiry to generate information for effective professional decision-making. Collaborative investigation of a problem of practice.
Courses numbered 609 are practicums.
SPED 609 Elementary I (3) June 23–August 15. Pre- or coreq: SPED 521 and 526.
SPED 609 Elementary II (4–6) June 23–August 15. Prereq: instructor’s consent.
SPED 609 Practicum: [Topic] (1–16R)
SPED 609 Supervision (1–9R) June 23–August 15. Supervising teachers in a school-based practicum setting. Prereq: instructor’s consent.
SPED 610 Assessment in Special Education (3) June 23–August 15. Addresses current concepts and issues in assessment in special education and provides students with practice administering commonly used assessments. Herr.
SPED 610 Differentiated Instruction (3) June 23–August 15. Explores how to effectively support students with moderate-to-severe disabilities across multiple instructional settings and ensure access to general-education curriculum using research-validated practices. Martin.
SPED 610 Teaching Students with Low-Incidence Disabilities (2) June 23–August 15. Explores the inclusion of students with moderate disabilities in the less-restrictive environment of a general-education curriculum. Explores strategies to foster parental involvement and collaborative practices. Prereq: SPED 610 (Differentiated Instruction). Martin.
SPED 625 Final Supervised Field Experience (1–10R)
SPED 632 Collaborative Educational Planning (3) June 23–August 15. Collaborating to (1) identify unique needs of individuals with disabilities and establish legally correct, educationally useful individualized education programs (IEPs), and (2) use knowledge of effective -interventions to meet needs. Prereq: SPED 628 or equivalent. Jungjohann.
SPED 680 Foundations in Early Childhood and Early Intervention (3) June 23–August 15. Conceptual underpinnings and practical application of an approach to early intervention that links assessment, intervention, and evaluation. Barton.
SPED 681 Family-Guided Early Intervention (3) June 23–August 15. Covers procedures for family assessment, intervention, and evaluation. Addresses adult communication and management strategies. Twombly.
SPED 682 Assessment and Evaluation (3) June 23–August 15. Presents assessment and evaluation materials used in early intervention programs and provides methods for using these materials. Squires.
SPED 683 Curriculum in Early Childhood and Early Intervention (3) June 23–August 15. Presents curricular materials covering development from birth to six years. Discusses procedures for use and modification. Clifford.
SPED 690 Early Intervention Methods IV (1–2R) June 23–-August 15. Provides opportunity to develop advanced intervention skills to use with young children who are at risk or disabled, and with their families. Extra fee. Albi.
CDS 405 Reading and Conference: [Topic] (1–3R)
CDS 409 Practicum: [Topic] (1–7R)
CDS 503 Thesis (1–15R)
CDS 601 Research: [Topic] (1–9R)
CDS 602 Supervised College Teaching (1–9R)
CDS 603 Dissertation (1–16R)
CDS 605 Reading and Conference: [Topic] (1–3R)
CDS 606 Special Problems: [Topic] (1–16R)
Courses numbered 609 are practicums.
CDS 609 Practicum: [Topic] (1–9R) Course fee: $500. Wells.
CDS 609 September Experience (1–9R) Course fee: $500. Wells.
CDS 649 Assessment and Treatment of Feeding and Swallowing Disorders (4) June 23–August 15. Nature, assessment, and treatment of feeding and swallowing disorders (dysphagia) in children and adults. Gorsek, Graville.
CDS 657 Augmentative Procedures for Communication Disorders (2) June 23–27. Recent advancements in design, development, and use of systems supplemental to vocal speech and language. Fox.
CDS 660 Motor Speech Disorders (3) June 30–August 15. Advanced study of speech disorders associated with lesions of central and peripheral nervous systems. Sohlberg
The following SPSY courses require instructor’s consent.
SPSY 405 Reading and Conference: [Topic] (1–12R)
SPSY 409 Practicum: [Topic] (1–12R)
SPSY 503 Thesis (1–16R)
SPSY 601 Research: [Topic] (1–16R)
SPSY 602 Supervised College Teaching (1–5R)
SPSY 603 Dissertation (1–16R)
SPSY 605 Reading and Conference: [Topic] (1–12R)
SPSY 606 Special Problems: [Topic] (1–12R)
SPSY 609 Practicum: [Topic] (1–12R)
SPSY 704 Internship: [Topic] (1–12R) Merrell.
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