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• SPED 431: Intense Behavioral and Emotional Interventions for Neuro-Diverse Learners

  3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  In this course, students will identify the critical components of Tier III Emotional and Behavioral Interventions within the Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) for learners with and without disabilities including: overview of severe behavior. Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA), use of evidenced based interventions to support challenging behavior, develop more age appropriate social and emotional skills, application of effective preventative and environmental planning to limit problem behaviors as well as understanding the acting out cycle, trauma informed care and legal implications surrounding challenging behaviors in today's schools.
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• SPED 432: Intensive ELA Interventions for Neuro-Diverse Learners

  3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course in Special Education is designed for the teacher candidate seeking certification in K-12 Special Education. This course will focus on reading and writing interventions. Students will gain experience with a variety of strategies and interventions to use with various levels of special education needs in the regular education classroom & in pull-out placements. This course will examine effective instructional practices and delivery methods for intensive levels of special education support (K-12) in both the inclusionary and resource settings.
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• SPED 433: Assessment Strategies in Special Education

  3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course is designed to provide undergraduate students with the skills and knowledge necessary to conduct educational assessment of diverse students and interpret assessment results in order to plan an educational program (i.e., determine elegibility and develop an individualized education program).
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• SPED 434: Professional Collaboration and Ethical Practices

  3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course focuses on skills in consultation, collaboration and learning to prepare the pre-service teacher for the multidimensional role of today's special educator. In addition to hands-on experience in classrooms, students enrolled in this course will interact with special educators, parents, general educators, and resource personnel among others. Application of teaching techniques with children with disabilities under faculty and host teacher supervision will provide the pre-service teacher with an opportunity for experience in the special education classroom as well as inclusive settings prior to the student teaching experience.
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• SPED 435: Processes and Procedures in Special Education

  3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  In this course, we will discuss special education legal documentation, including referral forms relating to Tier 1-3 interventions, the evaluation process, ER, IEP, procedural safegaurds, NOREPs, and Transition. Emphasis will be placed on legally defensible IEP writing, mediation, due process, objective tone, and data collection.
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• SPED 436: Intensive Mathematics Interventions for Neuro-Diverse Learners

  3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  In this course, we will discuss instructional interventions and strategies that can be utilized in an intensive, Tier 3 type, setting to assist neuro-diverse learners in understanding mathematics concepts/topics. Particular emphasis will be placed on topics and remediation strategies frequently encountered within the Grade 4 to Algebra/Grade 9 levels.
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• SPED 440: Seminar in Special Education

  1.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  The purpose of this seminar is to help pre-service special education teachers understand some of the challenges encountered during the first year of teaching, and provide strategies to help prepare them to overcome these challenges as they begin their first year of teaching.
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• SPED 450: Transition Internship

  3.00 - 12.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  This 12 credit internship course focuses on advancing skills in collaboration, consultation and teaming to prepare pre-service students for entry into a multi-disciplinary and multi-dimenstional role of services provider to individuals with disabilities. Students set up their own internship sites with guidance and approval from their advisor. This hadns-on experience with service agencies makes up 480 hours of time in the field. Transition Specialist students enrolled in this course will interact with clients, service providers, agency supervisors, related service personnel and care takers.
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• SPED 455: Student Teaching - Special Education

  3.00 - 12.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  Under the guidance of a cooperating teacher and university supervisor, students engage in two eight- week assignments on a full-time basis in specified school districts and attend scheduled seminars. Supervisors assign additional requirements.
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• SPED 490: Independent Study

  1.00 - 3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  Independent Study courses give students the opportunity to pursue research and/or studies that are not part of the university's traditional course offerings. Students work one on one or in small groups with faculty guidance and are typically required to submit a final paper or project as determined by the supervising professor.
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