Overview
Course Description
Presentation of different types of physical and behavioral difficulties that interfere with normal cognitive, social, and emotional growth. Recognition of these difficulties, where to seek appropriate professional help, and how to work with children with special needs in the home and in the school.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Identify and describe the categories of disability recognized by the California
Department of Education and their associated definitions and characteristics.
- Analyze and evaluate the history of legislation pertaining to the education of
children with disabilities from 1975 to present.
- Develop a professional vocabulary appropriate to the field of special education.
Course Objectives for Students:
Upon successful completion of the course the student should be able to:
- Analyze the basic causes, both genetic and environmental, of disabilities in infants and children.
- Demonstrate knowledge of and be able to distinguish atypical child development.
- Differentiate the intent of laws and regulations that protect children with disabilities and their families.
- Evaluate the current trends and practices in developing Individualized Family Service Plans (IFSPs) and Individual Educational Plans (IEPs) for infants and young children with special needs and their families.
- Recognize basic knowledge of different types of intervention strategies for different types of common disabilities.
- Examine and understand the process of curriculum development for infants and toddlers with or at risk for developmental disabilities.
- Compare and contrast basic health issues and conditions which promote optimal health and safety as well as identify and problem solve aspects of a program which would impeded the growth and development of children with special needs.
- Employ a professional commitment to confidentiality and the need for a safe, secure and nurturing environment for the child and family.
- Assist in assessing individual and group needs and provide appropriate experiences within each developmental area.This is the course objective. and below is the assignment
- Using the Student Learning Outcomes, Course Objectives, and Course Description, write a two page paper on what your objectives are for learning in this class and identify any experience you have working professionally or personally with children with disabilities. You should use S.M.A.R.T. goals to identify why you are taking this class, what you expect to learn and how you will go about meeting the goals you have set for yourself.At the college level, papers should be grammatically correct and have no spelling errors. Please double-space.It is best to write papers on a word-processing program, such as MS Word, save, and upload to the assignment page.