SpecialProgramsEDU3311

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Vickie Brown, Instructor Campus Extension: 135 changeat47@hotmail.com Office Location: Fine Arts/Chapel # 10 Office Hours: Mon.-Fri.: 12:30 to 2:30 Class Meeting Times: Monday - Thursday 9:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. AV I











College Mission Statement
Arlington Baptist College endeavors to prepare men and women for Christian life and ministries, both lay and professional, through studies in Bible, general education, church vocations, and practical service, integrating faith and learning in the context of a Christian worldview. ====**Course Description ** The course examines the identification, assessment and instruction of students with special needs. Emphasis will be placed on the presentation of special education’s role on the instructional team, student placement alternatives, legal implications, and current trends in special education. The course will also examine the current trend of instructing Second Language Learners in Texas schools. ====

**Course Goals** As your instructor in this course I will:

 * 1) Survey the major categories of exceptional learners participating in the American educational system.
 * 2) Present and discuss the variety of research-based instructional methodologies that are currently being used to effectively educate exceptional learners.
 * 3) Emphasize the role of support services on the individualized educational team.
 * 4) Explain the law that specifically affects providing services to exceptional learners.
 * 5) Provide opportunities for interaction with practitioners who are currently working in the public school systems of Texas providing services to exceptional learners.
 * 6) Survey the ESL/Bilingual programs and educational policies specific to Texas.
 * 7) Acquaint you with the need for respect for diversity in the American culture.

Instructional Goals
Upon completion of this course you will be able to:
 * 1) Effectively utilize a variety of instructional modifications to support specific exceptional learners in the learning process.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Use a variety of teaching materials to adapt the learning environment in order to support cognitive development of exceptional learners.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Develop appropriate Individualized Educational Plans for exceptional learners.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">More fully understand the instructional needs of students who can be classified according to the ten (10) areas of exceptionalities.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Meet the many challenges of a diverse learner population in Texas schools.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 90%;">Instructional Objectives
<span style="font-family: 'Calisto MT','serif'; font-size: 90%;">More specifically, upon completion of this course you will be able to:
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Research and orally present detailed information pertaining to a specific exceptionality.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Read and respond to a biographical trade book that communicates the life experiences of an exceptional learner.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Communicate the various experiences of special education teachers who are currently teaching in a public school setting.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">View and evaluate media resources which support teachers of ESL/Bilingual learners.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Collect a bibliography and evaluate children’s literature with exceptional individuals as central characters.
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Create a database of resources that provide information, teaching strategies, and support services for exceptional learners.
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Write an appropriate Individual Educational Plan for an assigned exceptional learner.

<span style="font-family: 'Calisto MT','serif'; font-size: 80%;">Course Textbook
=<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">// Educating Exceptional Children ( //<span style="font-family: 'Calisto MT','serif'; font-size: 70%;">12th edition) by Kirk, Gallagher, & Anastasiow (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2009) <span style="font-family: 'Calisto MT','serif';">. =