Academic Catalog 2010-2011

curriculum, and individual education attainment for students with and without dis/ Abilities. Legal aspects, regulatory requirements, and expectations associated with identification, education, and evaluation of students with and without dis/Abilities.

Virginia Standards of Learning and the organization of schools. This course satisfies the proficiency requirement for Ethical Reasoning in the disciplines. Prerequisite: junior or senior status or permission of instructor.

EDUC 449 Reading, Writing, and Instruction in Content Areas Instructional techniques useful to secondary teachers in supporting and guiding students prior to, during, and after reading, writing, and learning experiences.

Discipline-specific methods during content instruction, including the appropriate use of technology and texts, and specific strategies for supporting students with cultural, linguistic, and other learning differences. Must be taken in the semester immediately prior to student teaching. Prerequisite: senior status or permission of department.

Corequisite: Education 115, 401, or 501B. EDUC 451 Curriculum Design and Instructional Methods for Teaching English as a Second Language Introduction to and practice of effective strategies and methods for teaching English to speakers of other languages, for future teachers. Practicum included. Prerequisite: permission of Neff Center Director.

EDUC 452 ESL Curriculum Development Current second language curriculum models, with emphasis on theoretical and practical aspects of cross-cultural communication which underlie their use in various classrooms. Prerequisite: permission of Neff Center Director.

EDUC 453 ESL Assessment Principles Testing methods for the second language classroom. Design of various assessment tools for use in practical settings, implementing a selection, and reporting on their relative effectiveness. Prerequisite: permission of Neff Center Director.

EDUC 454 Cross-Cultural Education Survey of cultural and language differences that affect communication and education.

Prerequisite: permission of instructor.

EDUC 460 Independent Study Supervised research in selected areas. Offered to advanced students on individual basis with approval of instructor and department chair. One to four semester hours.

SPED 402 Curriculum Design and Instruction in Special Education Understanding and application of service delivery, curriculum, and instruction of students with high incidence dis/Abilities. Theories, characteristics, etiology, and needs of students with specific learning dis/Abilities, students with emotional disturbance, multiple dis/Abilities, OHI, and students with mental retardation.

Application in the classroom setting. Prerequisite: 370 or 570.

SPED 403 Assessment and Collaboration in Special and Inclusive Education Understanding of the assessment and evaluation of students with dis/Abilities.

Hands-on application of assessment and evaluation strategies with targeted students in public school settings. Collaboration among general and special educators and 59