Radford University Undergraduate Catalog, 2011-2012

theories of applied behavioral analysis, biological
or physiological interventions, and other
therapeutic interventions (e.g. art, dance, music,
auditory integration, discrete trial teaching).
EDSP 402. Expanding Social
Competence for Students with Autism
Spectrum Disorders. (3)
Three hours lecture.
Prerequisite: EDSP 400.
Addresses strategies to assist individuals with
autism to communicate and socialize. Emphasis
is on analysis of environmental demands,
assessing social competence, determining individual
preferences, and offering instruction to
address priority skills that will positively affect
socializing in a variety of contexts.
EDSP 403. Accommodations for Exceptional
Learners in the Mainstream. (1)
One hour lecture.
Prerequisites: Admission to Teacher Education
Program and a minimum 2.5 GPA.
Provides the prospective secondary teacher with an
overview of the educational needs of exceptional
learners and the adaptations to accommodate
these needs within the mainstream classroom.
EDSP 404/504. Introduction to Special
Education for Secondary Educators. (3)
Three hours lecture.
Prerequisite: Admission to the Teacher Education
Program.
Corequisite: Must be taken with the fall early
field experience in secondary education. Prospective
educators in secondary education are
introduced to characteristics of exceptional
learners, laws governing the delivery of special
education and rights of people with disabilities,
current trends and issues in special education
services, and evidence-based instructional strategies
that meet the needs of students with disabilities
in a general education setting.
EDSP 426/526. Introduction to Deaf and
Hard of Hearing. (3)
Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: EDSP 361.
Introduction to the education of deaf and hard of
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hearing students (PreK-12) for prospective teachers
and other professionals serving deaf/hard of
hearing students. Includes legislation, trends, issues,
etiology, identification, characteristics, Deaf
culture, school-related needs, communication
modes, educational placement options, and organizations
and agencies relevant to individuals who
are deaf and hard of hearing and their families and
the professionals who work with them.
EDSP 427/527. Curriculum and Methods for
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students. (3)
Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: EDSP 426.
Study of curriculum, methods, techniques, and
materials used in the education of deaf/hard of
hearing students. Includes information on classroom
organization, classroom management,
family involvement, instructional planning,
development of individualized education plans
(IEPs) and individualized family service plans
(IFSPs), curriculum adaptations and modifications,
community agencies, assessment and
evaluation, and standards for professionalism.
EDSP 428/528. Language Development
and Literacy for Deaf and Hard of
Hearing Students. (3)
Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: EDSP 426.
Study of the complex nature of language acquisition
and literacy in deaf/hard of hearing
students, and techniques for enhancing language
and the teaching of reading and writing to this
population. Examines current theories and practices
in reading and language arts instruction for
hearing as well as deaf/hard of hearing children.
Presents methods for assessing reading, writing,
and language problems in deaf/hard of hearing
children, making adaptations and modifications
to curriculum, integrating technology, and including
parents in the instructional process.
EDSP 429. Practicum: Special Education:
General Curriculum: Secondary. (6)
Prerequisite: EDSP 361 and enrollment in the Interdisciplinary
Studies Special Education - General
Curriculum program on pre-professional field
experience status.