2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Nov 23, 2024  
2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

EDUC 303 - Teaching the Young Child with Special Needs


Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0

The course offers the foundations of early childhood education along with pioneers in the special education field as the base for child development. Policies and practices, early and current are examined along with assessment planning and screening processes, intervention practices, teaching strategies and reflection. Further, the student candidate will gain knowledge of the components needed to create an environment that supports all children’s learning, teaching strategies and adaptations. Student candidates are required to complete child study observations and develop two child content studies on atypical developing young children. Thirty observation hours are required.
Prerequisite: EDUC 308  and EDUC 350