UNPACKING IDEA DISABILITY CATEGORIES
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course will include information and lessons around the following:
- High and Low Incidence Disabilities
- Accommodations and Modifications
- Strategies to best meet the needs of students identified with: Autism Spectrum Disorder, Behavior Disabilities, ADHD, Hearing and Vision Impairments, Speech and Language Impairment, and Specific Learning Disabilities.
COURSE OBJECTIVES & AIMS
Special Education teachers need to be able to:
Following this module, teachers should be able to identify the needs of each of the students receiving special education services and develop a plan of individualized adaptations to help each student learn best.
- Identify the complex needs of their students
- Understand the terms relating to disabilities
- Differentiate all aspects of the classroom to meet the needs of a variety of learners.
Following this module, teachers should be able to identify the needs of each of the students receiving special education services and develop a plan of individualized adaptations to help each student learn best.
IMMEDIATE CLASSROOM ACTION
- Strategies for meeting the needs of students with distinct disability diagnoses
TAKE THIS COURSE IF...
- You are a first year classroom teacher or case manager
- Your caseload includes students with a variety of identified disabilities
- You want to learn more about how to best apply accommodations and modifications in the classroom
- You want to build a library of resources that will aid you with future planning