2023-2024 Course Catalog

ED 220 Exceptional Child

focuses on various areas of exceptionality, including children who have a learning disability, mental impairment, speech impairment, physical impairment, or health impairment or who are gifted, emotionally disturbed, and those at risk. Each area of study will include a historical background, a study of characteristics, nonbiased assessment methods, legal definitions, pre-referral alternatives, and IEP team responsibilities, as well as information related to specialized services and educational adaptations. This course is applicable toward all certificates and degrees; group requirements include social science (AAS and ALS only); areas of concentration include teacher education (credit hours 3.0, lecture hours 3.0).

Credits

3.0

Prerequisite

successful completion of ENGL 101

Division and Department

Liberal Arts / Education