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interpretation of various formal and informal evaluation instruments
and practices.
EDSP 4776 Tests/Meas Ind W Exceptionalt
3 cr.
Prerequisites: EDSP 3620, 4775, or consent of the department. Conducted
under the supervision of university personnel. Required
activities include exposure to and experience with informal testing,
use of formal evaluation results to generate Individual Education
Plans (IEP’s), and participation in IEP conferences.
EDSP 4776G Tests/Meas Ind W Exceptionalt
3 cr.
Prerequisites: EDSP 3620, 4775, or consent of the department. Conducted
under the supervision of university personnel. Required
activities include exposure to and experience with informal testing,
use of formal evaluation results to generate Individual Education
Plans (IEP’s), and participation in IEP conferences.
EDSP 4800 Intro Indiv Visual Impairments
3 cr.
Prerequisite: EDSP 4000 or consent of department. A survey of the
development of the visual system and the needs of individuals
with a visual impairment. Designed to assist teachers and other
service providers in the knowledge of 1) intervention strategies to
be used with students who are visually impaired and 2) various
service delivery systems for individuals with a visual impairment.
EDSP 4800G Intro Indiv Visual Impairments
3 cr.
Prerequisite: EDSP 4000 or consent of department. A survey of the
development of the visual system and the needs of individuals
with a visual impairment. Designed to assist teachers and other
service providers in the knowledge of 1) intervention strategies to
be used with students who are visually impaired and 2) various
service delivery systems for individuals with a visual impairment.
EDSP 4810 Structure Foundation of Eye
3 cr.
Designed to provide an orientation to the parts of the eye and
their functions; abnormalities and conditions that result in varying
degrees of visual loss; and general considerations which these
losses require in educational programming.
EDSP 4810G Structure Foundation of Eye
3 cr.
Designed to provide an orientation to the parts of the eye and
their functions; abnormalities and conditions that result in varying
degrees of visual loss; and general considerations which these
losses require in educational programming.
EDSP 4820 Introduction to Braille
3 cr.
Mastery of the English Braille Code Grade II (Literacy Braille Format);
emphasis will be placed on transcribing through the visual
modality.
EDSP 4820G Introduction to Braille
3 cr.
Mastery of the English Braille Code Grade II (Literacy Braille Format);
emphasis will be placed on transcribing through the visual
modality.
EDSP 4830 Mobility Trn Visually Impaired
3 cr.
Concepts and techniques involved in orientation, mobility, and
daily living skills for individuals with a visual impairment.
EDSP 4830G Mobility Trn Visually Impaired
3 cr.
Concepts and techniques involved in orientation, mobility, and
daily living skills for individuals with a visual impairment.
EDSP 4990 Spec Topics in Sp Ed/Habil
3 cr.
Prerequisite: consent of the department. Topics will vary from
semester to semester. This course may be repeated once for credit.
EDSP 4990G Spec Topics in Sp Ed/Habil
3 cr.
Prerequisite: consent of the department. Topics will vary from
semester to semester. This course may be repeated once for credit.
EDSP 6000 Study Sev Comm Disorders
3 cr.
Prerequisite: EDSP 6040 or consent of department. A study of
assessment and instructional strategies for nonsymbolic communication
and prelanguage/language skills. Design of alternative
and augmentative communication systems for learners with severe
disabilities. Emphasis on strategies to increase meaningful communication
opportunities across multiple partners situations and
settings.
EDSP 6010 Mang Beh Except Populations
3 cr.
Prerequisite: EDSP 4000 or consent of department. Effective strategies
for group and whole school management with an emphasis on
exceptional populations.
EDSP 6030 Hlth/Physical Consid Sv Dis
3 cr.
Prerequisite: EDSP 4010 or consent of the department. An overview
of educational considerations for students with special needs
related to physical disabilities and/or health care. Emphasis on
adaptation of curriculum and setting to meet the identified health
and safety needs of learners with physical and multiple disabilities.
Overview of positioning and handling techniques as well as safety
and health care procedures including suctioning, seizure management,
and gastronomy tube feeding.
EDSP 6040 Instructional Issues Sv Dis
3 cr.
Prerequisites: EDSP 4060 and 4070 or consent of department. Continued
examination of key issues related to the design, implementation,
and evaluation of effective educational services for learners
with severe disabilities. Emphasis on curriculum design, effective
instructional strategies, and classroom level instructional issues.
Students must complete a professional development plan through
participation in a field experience cohort as a component of this
course.
EDSP 6050 Adv Instructional Issue Sv Dis
3 cr.
Prerequisites: EDSP 4010 or consent of department. Continued
examination of key issues related to design, implementation, and
evaluation of effective educational services for learners with severe
disabilities. Emphasis on advanced instructional issues including:
meeting the needs of special populations, making data-based decisions,
addressing building level instructional issues, and adjusting
existing strategies to improve their effectiveness. Students must
complete a professional development plan through participation in
a field experience cohort as a component of this course.
EDSP 6060 Adv Applied Behavior Analysis
3 cr.
Prerequisite: EDSP 4060 or consent of the department. Study of
applied behavior analysis and single subject research designs to
implement educational and habilitative programs in applied settings.
Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory.
EDSP 6070 Educational Team Strategies
3 cr.
Prerequisite: EDSP 4010 or consent of the department. A study of
approaches to organizing the resources of early intervention and
educational teams that meet the needs of individuals with severe
disabilities more effectively. Emphasis on team strategies related
to assessment, design of instructional and intervention strategies,
program development, and evaluation. Students enrolled in the
severe/profound disabilities area must complete a professional
development plan through participation in a field experience
cohort as a component of this course.
EDSP 6080 Org Adm Spec Ed & Habil Serv
3 cr.
An analysis of procedures, supervisory techniques, and applications
of communication media to provide services for individuals with
exceptionalities by using local, state, and national resources.
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