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UnderGraduate Certificate in Special Education

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Undergraduate Certificate

Courses Offered in SPECIAL EDUCATION

The following courses are available for your Associate's degree. Each course provides you a unique educational experience. Each course is developed by an international staff of highly skilled instructors. The course material is updated to provide students with the latest current information in the subject.

Specialized Course

  • Course Name

  • Courses Description

  • Credit Hours

  • Introduction to Inclusion

  • This course contains all of the core information that an inclusion text requires and then takes you to a higher level by including issues of gender, race, ethnicity, language, socioeconomic status, and family structures.

  • 6 Credits

  • Assessment in Special Education

  • The course focuses on the educational assessment methods and procedures used in decision making and program planning for students with exceptional learning needs and from culturally or linguistically diverse backgrounds. You will be able to learn the aspects of the assessment process that represent a commitment to integrity, intellectual spirit, justice and stewardship.

  • 6 Credits

  • Introduction to Special Education

  • This course provides an overview of the field of special education. By the end of the course, you will have a broad overview of the field and its key concepts, issues, and the relevant Department of School Education policies.

  • 6 Credits

Introduction to Inclusion

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    
    
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    
    
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    
    
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    
    
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    
    

Assessment in Special Education

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Foundations of assessment.
    Assessment framework.
    Reliability and validity.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Developing technical skills.
    Observing, interviewing, and conferencing.
    Performance-based, authentic and portfolio assessments.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Test interpretation and report writing.
    Achievement: overall performance.
    Reading.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Written language.
    Oral language.
    Mathematics.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Cognitive development.
    Adaptive behavior.
    Behavior in the classroom.
    Implementing program evaluation.
    Involving families.
    Assessment of young children.
    Youth in transition.

Introduction to Special Education

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction to special education
    Students with communication disorders
    Students with mental retardation or intellectual disabilities
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Students with learning disabilities
    Students with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Students with emotional and behavioral disorders
    Students with physical and health impairments
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Students with autism spectrum disorders
    Students with hearing impairments
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Students with visual impairments
    Students with severe and multiple disabilities
    Students who are gifted and talented
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