SPED495
Student Teaching (12)
(Other, as determined by the
Dean of Education and the
Pennsylvania Department of
Education)
Behavior Management
Specialist Certificate
This nine-credit, practitioner-oriented program
was designed to address a growing need
among educators, mental health workers,
social services personnel, and similar profes-
sionals to effectively manage difficult behav-
iors and deal appropriately with crises in
schools and comparable settings. The primary
focus of the program, which reflects current
laws and best-practice research, is the technol-
ogy of behavior change and regulation. The
Behavior Management Specialist program
enables individuals who hold an undergradu-
ate degree to develop and refine critical work-
related skills without having to enter a gradu-
ate degree program. However, the credits
earned may also be applied to relevant degree
programs, such as those in special education.
Curriculum
Upon satisfactory completion of the following
nine semester hours (within no more than four
years), students will be eligible for a Behavior
Management Specialist Certificate from Edin-
boro University. (This in-house program has
not been accredited by a national organiza-
tion.)
9 sem. hrs.
SPED628
Classroom and School-wide
Behavior Management
Strategies for Inclusive Settings
(3)
SPED794
Management of Serious
Behavior Problems in Applied
Settings (3)
APSY796
Strategies for Crisis Intervention
and School Violence (3)
Special Education Courses
SPED433
SPEECH AND LANGUAGE
PROBLEMS OF
EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN
3 sem. hrs.
The development of the communicational
processes as they relate to the normal child and
how they deviate in the exceptional child will
be presented. The course will provide the
classroom teacher with the academic knowl-
edge to better understand communicational
pathologies, the ability to identify specific
hearing, speech, language, and voice devia-
tions, and practical suggestions for classroom
management of children with communication-
al disorders.
SPED460
YOUNG CHILDREN WITH
DISABILITIES
3 sem. hrs.
This course introduces the field of Early Child-
hood-Special Education with a focus on the
young child with disabilities. It emphasizes
early intervention rationale, history, identifica-
tion of at-risk children, disabling conditions,
assessment and evaluation procedures, service
delivery approaches, program development and
model programs, professional resources and the
requirements of P.L. 99-457 and 90-538. Pre-
requisites: SPED215 or SPED710.
SPED571
PHYSICAL DISABILITIES
3 sem. hrs.
This course provides an in-depth understand-
ing of physical disabilities and their effects on
the individual, emphasizing those conditions
and problems found in persons with disabili-
ties rather than instructional techniques.
SPED594
WORKSHOP IN SPECIAL
EDUCATION
1-3 sem. hrs.
In this workshop, the student will gain practi-
cal experience within a specialized area of
Special Education. Topics will vary.
SPED628
CLASSROOM AND
SCHOOL-WIDE BEHAVIOR
MANAGEMENT
STRATEGIES FOR
INCLUSIVE SETTINGS
3 sem. hrs.
This is an advanced course that examines
schoolwide and classroom approaches to man-
aging disruptive behaviors in inclusive set-
tings. The emphasis is on current research and
effective practice on a continuum from proac-
tive through intervention strategies for manag-
ing classroom behavior. This course is
designed for students in special education,
counseling, school administration, general
education, or school psychology who are inter-
ested in developing a repertoire of behavior
intervention strategies. This is the first course
in the Behavior Management Certificate Pro-
gram.
SPED640
PSYCHOLOGY OF THE
GIFTED CHILD 3 sem. hrs.
This course studies gifted citizens' behavior
through lectures, classroom discussion, panel
presentations and guest speakers. Major topics
include history, definition, characteristics,
identification, and programs.
SPED650
EDUCATIONAL
STRATEGIES FOR GIFTED
CHILDREN
3 sem. hrs.
This course includes a study of procedures of
placement, types of programs and methods
used in educating the gifted from kindergarten
through twelfth grade. Prerequisites:
SPED215 or SPED710 and SPED640.
SPED655
TEACHING READING IN
SPECIAL EDUCATION
3 sem. hrs.
This course studies effective procedures for
teaching mentally and/or physically disabled
students to read. It employs a diagnostic pre-
scriptive approach. Prerequisite: ELED302 or
its equivalent.
SPED670
TEACHING STRATEGIES
FOR STUDENTS WITH
MULTIPLE DISABILITIES
3 sem. hrs.
This course provides the student with teach-
ing/learning strategies to be used with individ-
uals with multiple disabilities. The course
includes assessment, curriculum development,
and teaching and educational intervention
strategies, and health care needs. Prerequi-
sites: SPED215 or SPED710; and SPED400.
SPED694
WORKSHOP IN SPECIAL
EDUCATION
1-3 sem. hrs.
In this workshop, the student will gain practi-
cal experience with a specialized area of Spe-
cial Education. Topics will vary.
SPED695
FIELD EXPERIENCE WITH
EXCEPTIONALITIES
3 sem. hrs.
The graduate student participates in the educa-
tional programming of exceptional individuals
at a level of proficiency which recognizes the
graduate student as a co-teacher working
under the direct supervision of an on-site
cooperating teacher, special education super-
visor, or administrative personnel. This intern-
ship enhances the graduate student's teaching
skills with the exceptional population.
SPED710
SEMINAR IN SPECIAL
EDUCATION AND
EXCEPTIONALITIES
3 sem. hrs.
This course acquaints graduate students with
the historical development of special educa-
tion and current and anticipated issues in spe-
cial education. It reviews the attitudes toward
and treatment of exceptionalities and the
impact of exceptionalities on self, family, and
community. It stresses etiology and identifica-
tion of the various exceptionalities, as well as
knowledge of the educational process for each.
SPED720
ADVANCED ASSESSMENT
IN SPECIAL EDUCATION
3 sem. hrs.
This course studies the legal, educational, psy-
chological and cultural bases for assessment
procedures used in special education. It pre-
pares students to be critical interpreters of
assessment procedures, instruments, and
results. It presents in-depth diagnostic proce-
dures in areas pertinent to children with excep-
tionalities. Prerequisite: SPED710.
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