SPLED 400
Inclusive Special Ed Foundations: Legal, Characteristics, Collaboration, Assessment, and Management (4) Legal issues, learner characteristics, collaboration skills, assessment, and behavior management related to educating students with disability in inclusive settings.
Effective: Summer 2011
Prerequisite:
EDPSY 014 andEDPSY 010 or relevant child development course (e.g. HD FS 229 HD FS 239). Fifth semester standing or higher
SPLED 401
Motivating Exceptional Learners (4) Group and individual techniques to promote student task engagement and prosocial behavior.
Effective: Summer 2011
Prerequisite:
or concurrent: a grade of C or better required inSPLED 395W
SPLED 402
Human Rights: Historical and Current Issues in Special Education (3) Litigation, legislation, regulation, and advocacy issues impacting on educational and related services for individuals with academic and/or physical disabilities.
Effective: Summer 2011
Prerequisite:
or concurrent:SPLED 400 orSPLED 425
SPLED 403A
Evidence-Based Instruction for Elementary Students with Disabilities in Reading, Math, and Writing (3) Evidence-based methods for design, delivery, and adaption of instruction for elementary students with disabilities in reading, mathematics, and writing.
Effective: Summer 2011
Prerequisite:
SPLED 400
SPLED 403B
Evidence-Based Methods for Teaching Secondary Students with Disabilities in Inclusive Settings (3) Evidence-based methods for designing, delivering, and adapting instruction for students with disabilites in inclusive secondary education settings.
Effective: Summer 2011
Prerequisite:
SPLED 400
SPLED 404
Working with Families and Professionals in Special Education (3) Strategies for productive interactions between special educators and others such as colleagues, employers, parents, service providers, professionals, and students.
Effective: Summer 2011
Prerequisite:
or concurrent: a grade of C or better required inSPLED 425
SPLED 408
(EDPSY 408)
Meeting Instructional Needs of English Language Learners with Special Needs (3) The course content and activities focus on instruction and assessment for English Language Learners with special needs.
Effective: Summer 2011
Prerequisite:
EDPSY 010, EDPSY 014 Prerequisite or concurrent:SPLED 395W, SPLED 425
SPLED 409A
Fundamental Literacy Skills for Students with Special Needs (3) Effective reading curriculum and teaching methods to teach students with special needs.
Effective: Summer 2011
Prerequisite:
A grade of C or better required inSPLED 425, SPLED 395W, SPLED 401, SPLED 412, SPLED 454, SPLED 495E
Concurrent:
SPLED 495G
SPLED 409B
Writing and Content Literacy for Students with Special Needs (3) Effective curriculum and materials for teaching writing and content literacy to students with special needs.
Effective: Summer 2011
Prerequisite:
a grade of C or better required inSPLED 425, SPLED 395W, SPLED 401, SPLED 409A, SPLED 412, SPLED 454, SPLED 495E
Concurrent:
SPLED 495G
SPLED 409C
Mathematics Instruction for Students with Special Needs (3) Research-based practices for teaching mathematics skills to students with special needs.
Effective: Summer 2011
Prerequisite:
a grade of C or better required inSPLED 425, SPLED 395W, SPLED 401, SPLED 409A, SPLED 412, SPLED 454, SPLED 495E
Concurrent:
SPLED 495G
SPLED 411
Intervention for Students with Severe Disabilities (3) Assessment, teaching strategies, curricula, materials, and assistive techniques for use with individuals having severe disabilities (mental and physical).
Effective: Summer 2011
Prerequisite:
a grade of C or better required inSPLED 395W, SPLED 401, SPLED 425
Concurrent:
a grade of C or better in
SPLED 495E
SPLED 412
Instruction for Students with Mild Disabilities (4) Appropriate teaching strategies, curriculum sequences, and materials selection and evaluation for children with mild special needs.
Effective: Summer 2011
Prerequisite:
a grade of C or better required inSPLED 395W, SPLED 401, SPLED 425, SPLED 454
Concurrent:
a grade of C or better required in
SPLED 454
SPLED 415
Early Special Education (3-4) Includes early identification methods, assessment, curricula, parent involvement, and program evaluation for exceptional preschoolers in mainstreamed or segregated settings.
Effective: Summer 2011
Prerequisite:
a grade of C or better required in the following coursesSPLED 454 ; a course in child development
SPLED 418
Technologies for Persons with Disabilities (2) Sensory aids, communication systems, computer systems, expert systems, simulations, and other technologies for students who are academically or physically challenged.
Effective: Summer 2011
Prerequisite:
SPLED 400 orSPLED 425
SPLED 419
Assistive Technology for General Education Teachers (2-3) Strategies to support use of assistive technologies by students with disabilities in general education classrooms.
Effective: Summer 2012
Prerequisite:
SPLED 400, SPLED 403A orSPLED 403B
SPLED 425
Foundations of Special Education, Etiologies, Law, and Implications for Practice (4) An introduction to exceptional individuals being served in special education programs across the life span.
Effective: Fall 2011
Prerequisite:
admission into the SPLED Undergraduate or Graduate Program.
SPLED 430
Foundational Skills for Working with Students with Special Education Needs in General Education Classrooms (1) Introduction to working with students with special education needs in the general education classroom, including history and legal foundation.
Effective: Summer 2011
Prerequisite:
teacher certification or permission of instructor
SPLED 431
Evidenced-Based Methods for Monitoring Student Progress and Making Instructional Decisions (2) Evidence-based methods for assessing student progress and making data-based instructional decisions.
Effective: Summer 2011
Prerequisite:
SPLED 430
SPLED 432
Evidence-Based Practices for Inclusive Behavior Management (2) Managing and motivating learners with special needs in general education settings based upon principles of Applied Behavior Analysis.
Effective: Summer 2011
Prerequisite:
SPLED 430, SPLED 431
SPLED 433
Effective and Explicit Instruction for Students with Learning Difficulties (2) Evidence-based methods for designing, delivering, and adapting academic instruction for students with mild, moderate, and severe learning difficulties.
Effective: Summer 2011
Prerequisite:
SPLED 430
SPLED 434A
Evidence-Based Practices for Inclusive Elementary Classrooms (2) Evidence-based methods to effectively serve special needs students in elementary general education settings, including reading, writing, and mathematics instruction.
Effective: Summer 2011
Prerequisite:
SPLED 430, SPLED 431, SPLED 432, SPLED 433
SPLED 434B
Evidenced-Based Practices for Inclusive Secondary Classrooms (2) Evidence-based methods to effectively serve special needs students in secondary general education settings.
Effective: Summer 2011
Prerequisite:
SPLED 430, SPLED 431, SPLED 432, SPLED 433
SPLED 444
Inclusive Education and Assessment (6) Knowledge and skills needed to educate students with special needs in urban schools.
Effective: Summer 2011
Prerequisite:
ELEDM 400
Concurrent:
URBED 395W
SPLED 454
Assessment for Instruction (4) Orientation to evaluation of special students with emphasis on the creation, use, and interpretation of teacher-made assessment procedures.
Effective: Summer 2011
Prerequisite:
a grade of C or better required inEDPSY 101
Concurrent:
a grade of C or better in
SPLED 412
SPLED 460A
Fundamentals of Reading Instruction in Special Education (3) Topics include the interactive nature of reading, recent findings of the National Reading Panel, explicit instruction principles and reading assessments.
Effective: Summer 2011
SPLED 460B
Teaching and Assessing Reading Skills of Students with Special Needs (3) Topics include methods for assessing and teaching reading skills including fluency, word level decoding and comprehension.
Effective: Summer 2011
Prerequisite:
SPLED 460A
SPLED 460C
Specialized Reading Applications in Special Education (3) Topics include methods for assessing and teaching reading skills in vocational competence, functional reading, reading for students with sensory impairment.
Effective: Summer 2011
Prerequisite:
SPLED 460A andSPLED 460B
SPLED 461
Introduction to Autism Spectrum Disorders: Issues and Concerns (3) Overview of issues, characteristics, and evidenced-based assessment strategies, and approaches for individuals with autism/PDD.
Effective: Spring 2013
Prerequisite:
EDPSY 010 orEDPSY 014 or equivalent or admission into the Professional Development Certificate in Autism or relevant child development course
SPLED 462
Autism and Applied Behavior Analysis (3) This course addresses principles of applied behavior analysis and empiricism related to instruction and special issues affecting individuals with autism.
Effective: Spring 2013
Prerequisite:
4th semester standing or higher
SPLED 463
Communication and Social Competence (3) Overview of deficits and strategies in speech, language, and communication across the Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Effective: Summer 2011
Prerequisite:
SPLED 461
SPLED 464
Assessment and Curriculum (3) Overview of screening, diagnosis, and identification of skills in developmental domains and curricula for individuals with autism.
Effective: Summer 2011
Prerequisite:
SPLED 461
SPLED 465
Asperger Syndrome (1) Characteristics, assessment, intervention, and curricula for individuals with Asperger syndrome. Emphasis will be given to social skill development.
Effective: Summer 2011
SPLED 495E
Experience with Exceptional Children (3) Supervised activities with exceptional children in a variety of possible settings, e.g., schools, institutions, day care centers, vocational settings.
Effective: Summer 2011
Prerequisite:
a grade of C or better required inSPLED 395W, SPLED 401, SPLED 425, SPLED 454 . PA Act 34 clearance required. In addition non-Pennsylvania residents must provide evidence of an FBI background information check. (Forms: 228 Chambers)
Concurrent:
a grade of C or better in
SPLED 411
SPLED 412
SPLED 495F
Practicum in Special Education (15) Teaching experience with mildly/moderately disabled children in age appropriate settings, e.g., infant/preschools, schools, vocational/job sites.
Effective: Summer 2011
Prerequisite:
a grade of C or better required inSPLED 495G . PA Act 34 clearance required. In addition non-Pennsylvania residents must provide evidence of an FBI background information check. (Forms: 228 Chambers)
SPLED 495G
Experience with an Integrated Inclusion Classroom (4) Supervised teaching in integrated general classrooms with activities in assessment, diagnosis, and direct intervention with students in need or with disabilities.
Effective: Summer 2011
Prerequisite:
a grade of C or better required inSPLED 425, SPLED 395W, SPLED 401, SPLED 412, SPLED 454, SPLED 495E . PA Act 34 clearance required. In addition non-Pennsylvania residents must provide evidence of an FBI background information check (Forms: 228 Chambers).
Concurrent:
a grade of C or better required in
SPLED 409
SPLED 496
Independent Studies (1-18) Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Summer 2011
SPLED 497
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Summer 2011
SPLED 498
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Summer 2011
SPLED 500
Seminar in Special Education (1-9) Continuing series of professional seminars designed to provide a forum for discussion of current and classical research concerning exceptional children.
Effective: Summer 2011
Prerequisite:
EDPSY 400 ; 6 credits in special education
SPLED 501
Administration and Supervision of Educational Programs for Exceptional Children (2-3) Problems connected with the instituting and organizing of classes for atypical children; the legal phases, finances, teaching personnel, pupil personnel, housing, equipment, courses of study, curriculum, etc.
Effective: Summer 2011
Prerequisite:
SPLED 401 andEDLDR 480 or teaching or administrative or supervisory experience
SPLED 502
Educating Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (3) This seminar addresses evidence-based strategies related to individuals with ASD including characteristics, assessment, treatment approaches, and life-span programming.
Effective: Summer 2011
SPLED 503A
Applied Behavior Analysis for Special Education: Basic Principles I (4) Topics include a history of applied behavior analysis; underlying assumptions; dimensions and characteristics of ABA; ethics; basic terminology and principles.
Effective: Summer 2011
SPLED 503B
Applied Behavior Analysis for Special Education: Basic Principles II (4) Topics include functional assessment of behavior, ethics, methods to increase and decrease behavior, and generalization.
Effective: Summer 2011
Prerequisite:
SPLED 503A
SPLED 503C
Applied Behavior Analysis for Special Education: Extended Applications I (4) Topics include assessment and intervention for challenging behavior, systems support, classroom applications of ABA, and review of ABA Certification Exam.
Effective: Summer 2011
Prerequisite:
SPLED 503A, SPLED 503B
SPLED 503D
Applied Behavior Analysis for Special Education: Extended Applications II (3) In this course students learn additional techniques to promote meaningful behavior change using principles of behavior.
Effective: Fall 2012
Prerequisite:
SPLED 503A, SPLED 503B andSPLED 503C
SPLED 505
Single-Case Research (3) Overview of research methods associated with collecting and evaluating repeated measures on single cases.
Effective: Summer 2011
SPLED 510
Problems in the Education of the Mentally Retarded (2-4) Study of existing curriculums, instructional practices, educational programs; experimentation in curriculum building and materials construction.
Effective: Summer 2011
Prerequisite:
SPLED 305;SPLED 401 orSPLED 411
SPLED 511
Ethical Considerations for Special Education Populations (3) Discussion of ethical and legal standards in special education.
Effective: Summer 2012
SPLED 515
Infants and Toddlers with Special Needs (3) Comparison of typical and atypical development of infants and toddlers; applicable instructional strategies in education.
Effective: Summer 2011
Prerequisite:
at least one year teaching experience with elementary-age children
SPLED 516
Assessment in Early Educational Intervention (2-3) Describes and illustrates models, methods, and materials for assessing infants and preschoolers with developmental delays and disabilities.
Effective: Summer 2011
Prerequisite:
SPLED 415
SPLED 530
Problems in the Education of the Learning Disabled (2-4) Review of the research and theoretical implications in the educational and behavioral management of learning disabled children.
Effective: Summer 2011
Prerequisite:
SPLED 305
SPLED 540
Orientation to PhD Study in Special Education (3) Information and skills needed for successful completion of Ph.D. study in Special Education for those targeting academic careers.
Effective: Summer 2011
Prerequisite:
admission to Ph.D. study in Special Education
SPLED 550
Professional Seminar in Special Education (2) Professional competencies and ethical issues related to obtaining and retaining positions in higher education.
Effective: Summer 2011
Prerequisite:
admission to Special Education doctoral program and successful completion of candidacy in special education
SPLED 570
Problems in the Education of the Emotionally Disturbed (2-4) Current issues, methods, and problems associated with the education of the emotionally/behaviorally disturbed.
Effective: Summer 2011
Concurrent:
SPLED 305
SPLED 401
SPLED 573
Introduction to Research in Special Education (3) A seminar to review and design research in special education.
Effective: Summer 2011
Prerequisite:
SPLED 454
SPLED 575
Grant-Proposal Development in Special Education (3) Designed to facilitate development of grants and proposal writing techniques for submission and funding by student researchers.
Effective: Summer 2011
Prerequisite:
EDPSY 400, SPLED 573
SPLED 594
Reserach Topics (1-15) Supervised student activities on research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis.
Effective: Summer 2011
SPLED 595
Internship (1-12) Supervised off-campus, nongroup instruction, including field experiences, practicums, or internships. Written and oral critique of activity required. A specific title may be used in each instance and will be entered on the student's transcript. Multiple offerings may be accommodated by the use of suffixes A, B, etc.
Effective: Summer 2011
SPLED 595A
Practicum (1-6) Supervised clinical experience on campus in University-managed diagnostic and remedial settings.
Effective: Summer 2011
Prerequisite:
SPLED 412 . PA Act 34 clearance required. In addition non-Pennsylvania residents must provide evidence of an FBI background information check. (Forms: 228 Chambers)
SPLED 595B
Field Experiences in Off-Campus Laboratories (1-10) Supervised off-campus field experiences in selected laboratory settings with exceptional children.
Effective: Summer 2011
Prerequisite:
SPLED 412, SPLED 595A . PA Act 34 clearance required. In addition non-Pennsylvania residents must provide evidence of an FBI background information check. (Forms: 228 Chambers)
SPLED 595C
Internship in Special Education Supervision (1-6) Internship in day/residential school setting under supervision of field supervisor and University faculty.
Effective: Summer 2011
Prerequisite:
SPLED 595B
SPLED 595D
Internship in Special Education (2-10) Internship to take place in schools or educational situations where student is not regularly employed, under supervision of graduate faculty.
Effective: Summer 2011
Prerequisite:
SPLED 495F or teaching experience
SPLED 596
Individual Studies (1-9) Creative projects, including nonthesis research, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Summer 2011
SPLED 597
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given on a topical or special interest subject which may be offered infrequently.
Effective: Summer 2011
SPLED 597A
Long Evidence-based Practices for Helping Adolescents with Learning Problems Succeed in Secondary General Education Classrooms (3) Course provides information about teaching content enhancement routines and strategies for middle and senior students.
Effective: Summer 2013 Ending: Summer 2013
SPLED 600
Thesis Research (1-15) No description.
Effective: Summer 2011
SPLED 601
Ph.D. Dissertation Full-Time (0) No description.
Effective: Summer 2011
SPLED 602
Supervised Experience in College Teaching (1-3 per semester/maximum of 6) Experience in structuring and teaching a college course supervised by a graduate faculty member.
Effective: Summer 2011
SPLED 610
Thesis Research Off Campus (1-15) No description.
Effective: Summer 2011
SPLED 611
Ph.D. Dissertation Part-Time (0) No description.
Effective: Summer 2011
SPLED 867
Practicum in Applied Behavior Analysis (2-4 per semester/maximum of 10) Supervised experience in applied settings implementing behavior management techniques.
Effective: Fall 2012
Concurrent:
SPLED 503A
SPLED 503B
SPLED 503C
SPLED 503D
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