10-522-107IA: Overview of Special Education
Course Information
Description
This course provides an overview of the special education law. Special education categories under IDEA and associated causes and characteristics will be explored as well as state and federal qualification criteria will be examined. Societal responses to students with disabilities as well as the impact of a student with disabilities on family dynamics will also be covered in this course.
Total Credits
3
Course Competencies
  1. Describe the history and changes in special education.
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, Written or Graphic Product
    Criteria
    product includes summary of purpose of IDEA 2004, ADA, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act 1973.
    product includes and describes current issues in special education.
    product includes legal issues and mandates regarding the education of students with disabilities.
    product includes instructional assistant's role when working with children with exceptionalities.

  2. Summarize the impact of a child or youth with special needs on family dynamics.
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, Written or Graphic Product
    Criteria
    product defines elements of a family system.
    product includes impact student with a disability may have on a family.
    product describes importance of good rapport with families.
    product includes methods to enhance communication between child, parents and others.
    product includes community resources.

  3. Integrate strategies that support diversity and anti-bias perspectives.
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, Written or Graphic Product
    Criteria
    learner provides personal experiences with students with disabilities.
    learner uses person first language
    learner includes biases or stereotypes associated with individuals with disabilities.
    learner includes strategies that support diversity and anti-bias perspectives.

  4. Examine causes, classifications, and characteristics of individuals with autism.
    Assessment Strategies
    Abilities Resource Guide
    Criteria
    Abilities Resource Guide describes eligibility criteria for students with autism.
    Abilities Resource Guide describes causes of autism.
    Abilities Resource Guide describes classifications of students with autism.
    Abilities Resource Guide describes common characteristics of students with autism.
    Abilities Resource Guide includes community resources for students with autism.

  5. Examine causes, classifications, and characteristics of individuals with hearing impairment and deafness.
    Assessment Strategies
    Abilities Resource Guide
    Criteria
    Abilities Resource Guide describes eligibility criteria for students with hearing impairments.
    Abilities Resource Guide describes causes of hearing impairments.
    Abilities Resource Guide describes classifications of students with hearing impairments.
    Abilities Resource Guide describes common characteristics of students with hearing impairments.
    Abilities Resource Guide includes community resources for students with hearing impairments.

  6. Examine causes, classifications, and characteristics of individuals with emotional behavioral disabilities.
    Assessment Strategies
    Abilities Resource Guide
    Criteria
    Abilities Resource Guide describes eligibility criteria for students with emotional behavioral disabilities.
    Abilities Resource Guide describes causes of emotional behavioral disabilities.
    Abilities Resource Guide describes classifications of students emotional behavioral disabilities.
    Abilities Resource Guide describes common characteristics of students with emotional behavioral disabilities.
    Abilities Resource Guide includes community resources for students with students with emotional behavioral disabilities.

  7. Examine causes, classifications, and characteristics of individuals with cognitive disabilities.
    Assessment Strategies
    by creating an Abilities Resource Guide.
    Criteria
    Abilities Resource Guide describes eligibility criteria for students with cognitive disabilities.
    Abilities Resource Guide describes causes of cognitive disabilities.
    Abilities Resource Guide describes classifications of students with cognitive disabilities.
    Abilities Resource Guide describes common characteristics of students with cognitive disabilities.
    Abilities Resource Guide includes community resources for students with cognitive disabilities.

  8. Examine causes, classifications, and characteristics of individuals with orthopedic impairments.
    Assessment Strategies
    Abilities Resource Guide
    Criteria
    Abilities Resource Guide describes eligibility criteria for students with orthopedic impairments.
    Abilities Resource Guide describes causes of orthopedic impairments.
    Abilities Resource Guide describes classifications of students with orthopedic impairments.
    Abilities Resource Guide describes common characteristics of students with orthopedic impairments
    Abilities Resource Guide includes community resources for students with orthopedic impairments.

  9. Examine causes, classifications, and characteristics of individuals with other health impairments.
    Assessment Strategies
    Abilities Resource Guide
    Criteria
    Abilities Resource Guide describes eligibility criteria for students with other health impairments.
    Abilities Resource Guide describes causes of other health impairments.
    Abilities Resource Guide describes classifications of students with other health impairments.
    Abilities Resource Guide describes common characteristics of students with other health impairments.
    Abilities Resource Guide includes community resources for students with other health impairments.

  10. Examine causes, classifications, and characteristics of individuals with specific learning disabilities.
    Assessment Strategies
    Abilities Resource Guide
    Criteria
    Abilities Resource Guide describes eligibility criteria for students with specific learning disabilities.
    Abilities Resource Guide describes causes of specific learning disabilities.
    Abilities Resource Guide describes classifications of students with specific learning disabilities.
    Abilities Resource Guide describes common characteristics of students with specific learning disabilities.
    Abilities Resource Guide includes community resources for students with specific learning disabilities.

  11. Examine causes, classifications, and characteristics of individuals with Speech/Language impairments.
    Assessment Strategies
    Abilities Resource Guide
    Criteria
    Abilities Resource Guide describes eligibility criteria for students with Speech/Language impairments.
    Abilities Resource Guide describes causes of Speech/Language impairments.
    Abilities Resource Guide describes classifications of students with Speech/Language impairments.
    Abilities Resource Guide describes common characteristics of students with Speech/Language impairments.
    Abilities Resource Guide includes community resources for students with Speech/Language impairments.

  12. Examine causes, classifications, and characteristics of individuals with traumatic brain injury.
    Assessment Strategies
    Abilities Resource Guide
    Criteria
    Abilities Resource Guide describes eligibility criteria for students with traumatic brain injury.
    Abilities Resource Guide describes causes of traumatic brain injury.
    Abilities Resource Guide describes classifications of students with traumatic brain injury.
    Abilities Resource Guide describes common characteristics of students with traumatic brain injury.
    Abilities Resource Guide includes community resources for students with traumatic brain injury.

  13. Examine causes, classifications, and characteristics of individuals with visual impairments.
    Assessment Strategies
    Abilities Resource Guide
    Criteria
    Abilities Resource Guide describes eligibility criteria for students with visual impairments.
    Abilities Resource Guide describes causes of visual impairments.
    Abilities Resource Guide describes classifications of students with visual impairments.
    Abilities Resource Guide describes common characteristics of students with visual impairments.
    Abilities Resource Guide includes community resources for students with visual impairments.