SPE 200 Special Education Processes and Procedure and Cognitive Development of Diverse Learners in a Standards Aligned System

Fall-Spring Semesters

This course provides an in-depth review of the philosophical, historical and legal foundations of special education. Students will learn about students with disabilities and their cognitive development. They will delineate how individual students acquire and process information including issues with memory, attention, perception, action and problem-solving. Students will apply concepts of human development and recognize how to plan and implement effective instruction in a standards aligned educational system for diverse learners. The students will learn the federal and state legal mandates for serving students with disabilities and the implications of the mandates on program models. Prerequisite: FYS 110 (EDU200)

3 credit hours
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