Mar 29, 2024  
OHIO University Graduate Catalog 2020-21 
    
OHIO University Graduate Catalog 2020-21 [Archived Catalog]

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EDSP 5830 - Methods for Learners in Early Childhood Special Education


Methods in Early Childhood Special Education focuses on promoting the health and learning of young children with special needs by preparing students to (a) create conducive learning environments and (b) plan and deliver meaningful learning opportunities across developmental domains. Students learn diverse methods for the provision of developmentally appropriate materials and interventions to promote the learning of young children with special needs. Students acquire a variety of instructional strategies to provide learning opportunities to children that enhance childrens participation, engagement, and development in their least restrictive environment.

Requisites: EDSP 5700 or 5800
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Construct curriculum objectives that are relevant for particular children, and the systematic matching of instructional techniques and settings to those objectives.
  • Demonstrate sensitivity to differences in family structures and social and cultural backgrounds.
  • Design activity plans that integrate goals and intervention strategies from different disciplines.
  • Design activity plans that integrate intervention objectives and strategies into ongoing, everyday routines and activities.
  • Develop individual intervention plans that reflect consideration of family resources, concerns, and priorities, natural environments, and child assessments.
  • Engage in professional and ethical practices.
  • Execute appropriate guidance techniques that maintain child engagement individually and in group situations.
  • Implement planning and intervention strategies conducive to fostering independence, initiative, and problem solving in young children with disabilities.
  • Interpret developmental and intervention theory to make instructional decisions.
  • Utilize formative and summative program evaluation, including family input, to ensure comprehensive quality of the total environment for children, families and the community.



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