EDUC 502 Foundations in Education for Students with Disabilities from Birth through Adolescence
This course offers a prenatal-to-adulthood perspective on students with disabilities and provides the Early Childhood, Childhood, Middle Childhood, and Adolescent teacher with a basic understanding of disabilities and the impact of those disabilities on learning and behavior. Candidates examine disability categories, current trends, and the historical, legal, and social foundations of education for students with disabilities. Candidates explore life span issues, community agency partnerships, career issues, and support services needed by students with disabilities and their parents. Ten hours of fieldwork required. 3 credits.