SPED 4190 - Evidence Based Practice for Special Education

Credit Hours: 3

Evidence-Based Practices for K-12 Inclusion is offered to K-12 majors the semester prior to their student teaching experience and is a methodology course for pre-service education teachers. The purpose of the course is to prepare pre- service teachers to provide evidence-based language arts and math instruction to students with high and low incidence disabilities in inclusion settings. An emphasis is placed on results of research and proven methods of instruction for teaching reading and math to students with cognitive, physical, social, behavioral, and language-based disabilities. The course stresses a behavioral approach to teaching, as well as the development and implementation of intervention strategies for various populations of students with exceptionalities in inclusion settings. Additional topics include modifications and adaptations of materials, effective teaching, learning strategies, lesson planning, assessment, and individualized education programs.