SPE 515 - Educational Planning: Literacy for Students with Disabilities

Catalog Year 2009-2010

This course will emphasize decision-making special educators need to co-plan individual literacy programs for students with mild, moderate or severe disabilities. It will address ways to enhance meaningful participation in typical literacy activities in general education classes for students with disabilities. The course will also address knowledge and skills to design individual instructional programs in literacy, when needed, to augment general education opportunities. Issues such as individualized assessment, grouping, scheduling, curriculum, materials, guided lesson plans, methods, use of technology and assistive technology for literacy development and instruction and specialized approaches will be addressed.

PREREQ: Lit 311 and 314 (or equivalent), concurrent registration in Spe 514 (with field placement) and experience teaching literacy at primary childhood level (grades 1-3).
OFFERED: Fall
CREDIT: 3