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What is Special Education?

This module introduces students to the legal requirements and educational rights of students with disabilities and includes strategies for working with students with special needs, including the use of IEPs (individualized education plans). Topics include collaboration with colleagues and families; disability as part of the continuum of human development; models of disability; Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) models of special education; and educating students with disabilities during the transition to adulthood.

Course #
EMAT-GE 2020
Credits
3
Department
Teaching and Learning