SPED 725 Introduction to the Psychology and Education of Children and Youth with Disabilities

COURSE OUTLINE

An outline of the lessons, including writing assignments and exams, follows.

Units	Lessons	Assignments
Unit I Historical Perspective and Legal Issues	Lesson 1 Exceptionality from a Multidisciplinary Perspective
Unit I Historical Perspective and Legal Issues	Lesson 2 Education for All	Assignment 1 Historical Synthesis Paper
Unit II Life Span Issues: Early Childhood, Elementary, Transition, Multicultural, and Families	Lesson 3 The Early Childhood and Elementary Years
	Lesson 4Transition from School and the Adult Life of Individualswith Disabilities
	Lesson 5 Multicultural Education
	Lesson 6 Understanding Families	Assignment 2 Inclusion: “Educating Peter” (video)
Unit III High Incidence Disabilities	Lesson 7 Learning Disabilities
	Lesson 8 Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
	Lesson 9 Emotional or Behavior Disorders
	Lesson 10 Mental Retardation
	Lesson 11Communication Disorders	Assignment 3 High Incidence Disabilities Assignment 4 High Incidence Disabilities
Mitdterm Exam
Unit IV Low Incidence Disabilities

	Lesson 12 Severe and Multiple Disabilities
	Lesson 13 Autism
	Lesson 14 Traumatic and Acquired Brain Injury
	Lesson 15 Hearing Loss
	Lesson 16 Vision Loss
	Lesson 17 Physical Disabilities and Health Disorders
	Lesson 18 Gifted, Creative, and Talented Individuals	Assignment 5 Hearing Loss: A Loss for Words Assignment 6 Low Incidence Disabilities
Final Exam


	SPED 725


	Introduction to the Psychology and Education of Children and Youth with Disabilities