SED 407. Secondary Student Teaching 12 credits Student teaching in the secondary school under the sponsorship of a regular classroom teacher with supervision shared by sponsoring teacher and Waynesburg University faculty. SED 495. Special Topics 3 credits Topics reflective of current theories and practices in education will be announced by semester. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. SED 497. Independent Study 1-6 credits Independent research on current problems in the field of education and/or specific field experiences. No more than six credits in this sequence of courses may count toward a major or a baccalaureate degree. Prerequisite: Permission of the department. SPE 111. Typical Atypical Development 0-5 3 credits The purpose of this course is to provide students with an overview of early child development, emphasizing basic foundational issues in early childhood special education as the context for researchbased professional response to the numerous factors that may impact development during early childhood. An overview of the history of early childhood special education will be provided and a discussion of evidence-based programmatic interventions in early childhood special education will focus on the importance of partnerships with parents during the early years. Cultural diversity will be included in this discussion. Key developmental domains to be considered include gross and fine motor development, cognitive and communication development. Social and emotional development will also be reviewed with a particular focus on current research on social and emotional development in the context of peers, friendship and social play. This course requires a field experience. SPE 112. Typical Atypical Development 6-9 3 credits The purpose of this course is to continue the overview of early child development initiated in the preceding course, SPE 111, emphasizing basic foundational issues in early childhood special education as the context for research-based professional response to the numerous factors that may impact development during early childhood. An overview of the history of early childhood special education will be provided and a discussion of evidence-based programmatic interventions in early childhood special education will focus on the importance of partnerships with parents during the early years. Cultural diversity will be included in this discussion. Key developmental domains to be considered include gross and fine motor development, cognitive and communication development. Social and emotional development will also be reviewed with a particular focus on current research on social and emotional development in the context of peers, friendship and social play. This course requires a field experience. SPE 208. Instructing Young Children with Mild/Moderate Disabilities 3 credits The purpose of this course is to review evidence-based practices in meeting the learning needs of young children with high incidence disabilities including those identified as having or at-risk for learning disabilities, emotional-behavior disorders, or high functioning autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Linking assessment, goal development, intervention and evaluation, the course assumes a prevention and first tier intervention stance towards high incidence disabilities by providing pre-service teachers with research-based strategies to address areas of concern in academic and social domains. The strategies to be reviewed in the course are designed to be delivered in a variety of early childhood settings in order to support children’s development and help them reach appropriate goals. This course requires a field placement. SPE 209. Introduction to Exceptional Individuals 3 credits This course is designed to introduce pre-service candidates to the philosophical, legal, historical foundations of the education of exceptional students. Exceptional is used by educators to describe any individual whose physical, mental, or behavioral performance deviates substantially from the norm, either higher or lower. In this course, exceptional students will include individuals with disabilities and/or giftedness. A study of the models and theories of typical/atypical growth, behaviors and the current identification criteria used to describe the characteristics of exceptional learners will be emphasized. This course requires a field experience. SPE 305. Teaching Young Children with Severe Disabilities 3 credits Students will learn and become familiar with a wide range of instructional strategies to facilitate the academic success of children with low incidence or severe disabilities. They will learn to use multiple instructional strategies for all students to integrate social, behavioral and academic learning into daily routines and activities, including individual, small group, and whole group instruction based on levels of need. Students will also learn to identify and use specialized resources in order to implement specially
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