An introduction to early childhood special education and early intervention including its rationale, service delivery options and program models. Student will learn specialized teaching strategies including the use of structured prompting (e.g., mand-model), functional behavior assessment and positive behavior support. Development of Individualized Education Programs and Individualized Family Service Plans will be addressed. Strategies for and practice in meeting children's needs in inclusive and natural settings are addressed. For Early Childhood Education and Exceptional Needs majors only, Gate B retained.

At the end of the semester, you must submit a revised version of your Project #1 Summary Report as a sample of your best work in the course.  A submission that meets the criteria for a grade of B- or above is required to receive a grade in the course.

Project #1 Summary Report instructions:

After completing the first Building Blocks project in its entirety, you will summarize your findings in writing, including at least a paragraph about each of the following topics:

1. A description of the classroom environment and the way your child participates in the classroom (i.e., in what activities and for how long), including areas of concern
2. Appropriate learning objectives (from the IFSP/IEP, curriculum checklist, and/or your observations) and classroom activities in which specific objectives can be taught
3. Your initial selected objective, why this is an important objective, your plans for adapting instruction related to that objective, and the results of the implementation of the plan
4. Your revised plan:
   1. If a revision of the previous plan, a description of why you made the changes you did and the results of the new approach
   2. If a totally new plan, a description of the new objective selected, why it is an important objective, the plan for adapting instruction, and the results of the implementation of the plan
5. Your overall assessment of how the child responded to your interventions.  Did the child meet his/her target objectives?  Did you see the child generalize this skill to other activities?  Give specific evidence from your notes and observations.
6. Recommendations for future instruction, including whether the targeted objective(s) should be continued as is, revised, or recorded as accomplished.