EDUC 0302 - The Exceptional Child

Fall & Spring 2 Credit Hours
This course is designed for 5-9 Middle School, K-12 Physical Education, and 9-12 Secondary students and will include a series of awareness experiences dealing with the added complexities an exceptional student presents to a regular classroom teacher. This course emphasizes methods of meeting the diverse educational needs of today’s secondary students through techniques of teaching, unit construction and daily planning. The content includes characteristics of the exceptional student, resources in the community, and legislation that determines policy for schools. Prerequisite: PSY 0100, take prior to or concurrent with Junior Block.