Maalot College | Evaluated Learning Experience
PSY383 Survey of Exceptional Children
135 hours (15 weeks).
September 2023 – Present.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: describe the history and importance of inclusive education; define and apply the laws and legislation pertaining to students with special needs; analyze diagnostic procedures; read and interpret IEPs; describe the specific exceptionalities presented and identify their symptoms as manifested in the classroom; distinguish the causative factors of learning exceptionality; and match intervention strategies and specific classroom management techniques in an inclusive classroom.
Major topics include introduction to the study of exceptional children; laws and legislation regarding individuals with special needs and early intervention; regular education initiatives; learning disabilities; mental retardation; attention deficit and hyperactivity disorders; speech and language disorders; Autistic spectrum disorder; hearing impairment and visual impairment; emotional and behavioral disorders; physical disabilities and giftedness and the incidence of these phenomena; Etiology; diagnosis and treatment; behavior management and intervention in the inclusive classroom.
In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category OR in the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 3 semester hours in Psychology (8/24).