CPSE 452
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Effective Teaching Strategies for Students with Mild/Moderate Disabilities
Counseling Psychology and Special Education
David O. McKay School of Education
Course Description
Teacher candidates will learn IEP-based lesson planning and teacher-directed and student-mediated instructional strategies. Application of course concepts will occur in a local school district each week.
When Taught
Fall
Min
3
Fixed/Max
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
0
Other Prerequisites
Admission to special education program; CPSE 203.
Title
Characteristics of students with mild/moderate disabilities
Learning Outcome
1. Describe educational characteristics of students with mild/moderate disabilities.
Title
Planning for instruction
Learning Outcome
2. Write standards-based PLAAFP statements, IEP and unit goals, and lesson objectives.
Title
Effective teaching cycle
Learning Outcome
3. Create and use scripted direct instruction lesson plans enacting the effective teaching cycle to address individual student learning needs.
Title
Data-based decision making
Learning Outcome
4. Demonstrate the design and use of curriculum-based measurements to make instructional decisions.
Title
Multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS)
Learning Outcome
5. Describe the MTSS concept, processes, and use of progress-monitoring data to make MTSS decisions.
