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(SS) Social and Administrative SciencesEDU - Education (continued)EDU 375Exceptional ChildrenPrerequisites: EDU 203, or EDM 225 or EDS225 and admission to the School for Education.A course designed to study the variededucational, developmental, and behavioralcharacteristics of children with specialintellectual, physical, emotional, or socialneeds. This course includes completion of outof-class experiences such as visits to inclusionclassrooms in area schools, and home visitswith families. To be taken simultaneously withPracticum. 3:0:3EDU 388Content Area Methodology for K-12TeachersPrerequisite: Admission to the School forEducation. To be taken simultaneously withPracticum or Directed Teaching.The purpose of this course is to allow thestudent to identify and practice appropriateteaching techniques and methods in the areaof K-12 certification. The teaching of readingand writing, in addition to assessment, will beaddressed. The areas of concentration are :A. Art B. Spanish 3:0:3EDU 400Independent Reading in EducationPrerequisite: Permission of the instructor.A course designed to meet individual interestareas in the field of education. Variable credit:1-3 hours.EDU 410Directed Teaching with Seminar for K-12Prerequisites: EDS 353 (with at least a gradeof “B”) and at least 30 hours in the disciplineto be taught, and admission to the School forEducation and cumulative GPA of 2.75.A twelve-week experience in directed teaching,six weeks in grades 1-5, six weeks in grades6-12, in area schools. The student willobserve and actually teach in a classroom.Included will be 30 contact hours of seminarwhich can include intensive meeting timebefore the directed teaching experience andweekly meetings during the directed teachingexperience and upon its conclusion. Thepurpose of the seminar is to allow explorationof issues and experiences reflectively to enhancethe directed teaching experience. 2:12:14EDU 436Transition/Career Education for the Studentwith DisabilitiesThe purpose of this course is to provide abackground on transition education andservices for individuals with disabilities fromchildhood through adulthood. Emphasis isplaced on identification and documentationof transition skills need by individuals withdisabilities, the nature of the transition process,best practices in transition/career educationand planning, assessment and curricularimplications, community transition educationand service programs, and the roles of allstakeholders in the transition process. 3:0:3EDU 447Family, School and CommunityCollaborationThis course is designed to help students developthe communication, collaboration, andconsultation skills and strategies to create andmaintain effective partnerships with familiesand professionals and empower all stakeholdersdedicated to the care of children and youth,particularly those with exceptional learningneeds. 3:0:3EDU 457Language Development of the ExceptionalChildThis course provides a study of the stagesand characteristics of language developmentwith an emphasis on the needs of childrenand youth with exceptional learning needs,including those who speak English as asecond language (ESL). Explores the impactof disability and second language acquisitionon language development, and the interrelationshipof speaking, listening, reading,and writing. Includes an examination of thecharacteristics and etiology of children andyouth with language disabilities, the languagecharacteristics associated with various typesof disabilities, formal and informal evaluationprocedures, and intervention strategiesappropriate for those with language delays,impairments, and deficits. 3:0:3270