Exceptional Learning Needs
Program Goals
- Develop knowledge of the learning needs of children with disabilities.
- Develop specialized knowledge in a chosen area of study.
- Integrate knowledge into effective teaching practice.
Click here to download course requirements for the M.Ed. in Special Education: Exceptional Learning Needs.
| Foundations Component | ||
| ONE COURSE in multicultural perspectives, chosen with advisor's consent | 3 | |
| Professional Education Component | ||
| SPED 503 | Positive Behavior Interventions: Students with Disabilities | 3 |
| SPED 505 | Oral and Written Language: Classroom Intervention | 3 |
| SPED 518 | Reading Instructions for Students with Disabilities | 3 |
| SPED 534 | Involvement of Parents and Families Who Have Children with Disabilities | 3 |
| SPED 558 | Mathematics / Science Instruction for Students with Disabilities | 3 |
| SPED 648 | Interpreting and Developing Research in Special Education | 3 |
| Choose Strand A, B, C, or D | ||
| A. Secondary Special Education | ||
| SPED 424 | Assessment, Curriculum, and Methodology for Adolescents and Young Adults with Mild/Moderate Disabilities at the Middle School and Secondary Levels | 4 |
| SPED 427 | Career Exploration and Vocational Preparation of Middle School and Secondary Level Students with Disabilities | 3 |
| ONE COURSE chosen with advisor's consent. (Students who are required to complete an internship for certification must take Special Education 664; Internship in the Middle School or Secondary Level.) | 3-6 | |
| B. Special Education Administration | ||
| LEAD 504 | Leading Learning I: Planning, Instruction, Assessment | 4 |
| LEAD 505 | Leading Learning II: Collaboration, Supervision, Technology | 2 |
| SPED 606 | Administration of Special Education | 3 |
| C. Specialized Study in Special Education | ||
| SPED 531 | Universal Design for Educating All Students | 3 |
| TWO COURSES chosen with advisor's consent | 6 | |
| D. Urban Multicultural Curriculum & Instruction | ||
| SPED 551 | Urban Multicultural Special Education | 3 |
| SPED 552 | Dual Language Development and Intervention | 3 |
| SPED 553 | Content-Based ESL Instruction for Exceptional Students | 3 |
| Comprehensive Assessment | 0 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 30-34 | |
 | Paul LaCava Assistant Professor Horace Mann 061 (401) 456-9703 placava@ric.edu |
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