SPED 347 - Characteristics of Individuals With, Mild Disabilities

Credits: 3
This course is designed to provide information on academic, cognitive, social, behavioral, and emotional characteristics of individuals with mild disabilities. Topics include federal and state laws governing special education; processes involved in identifying students as having one of the disabilities considered “mild”; specific characteristics of students who have mild disabilities in various areas of development or functioning; characteristics of various education service delivery systems; and introduction to interventions for students with mild disabilities in grades 1-12. The course also includes a field component in an elementary, middle school, or high school special education setting.