Description
The course focuses on current best practices in curriculum and methods for students with severe/low-incidence disabilities, including specific strategies for teaching students with severe disabilities, general strategies for working with heterogeneous groups of students in inclusive settings, and methods for adapting the general education curriculum based on the Extended Content Standards of the North Carolilna Standard Course of Study. Functional-based content, social skill development, and community-based instruction are introduced. Other topics include designing and implementing curriculum through the use of technology, alternative assessment procedures, IEP development, lesson planning, individualized materials, and specific teaching strategies for unique populations.
Prerequisite: EDU 225 and Stage I or Exceptional Children Minor.