CDEV 205: Introduction to Exceptionality Syllabus

Department Mission Statement: 

The Department of Child Development and Education Studies is devoted to being a leader and partner in meeting diverse intellectual, sociocultural, and linguistic needs of educators and pre-professionals who aim to advocate and empower both children and families in the 21st century

Course Description: 

Diseases and disorders commonly found in children and young adults which result in exceptionality.  Emphasis on identifying and learning ways to meet the child’s special needs.

Textbook Information:  

The textbook we will use for this course is: Introduction to Special Education - New Horizons by Stephen Smith, Deborah Deutsch Smith, Naomi Chowdhuri Tyler

ISBN-13: 9780132944618 ISBN: 0132944618 Publication Date: 2013 Publisher: Pearson

 Additional Course Information: 

This distance education (online) course requires students to complete all readings and assignments in a timely manner. Students should expect to commit to several hours (8-12 weekly) of reading, research and composition outside of class time each week. Students are strongly advised to plan accordingly in order to be successful in this Distance Education Class.
Course Learning Objectives: 

By the end of this course, you should be able to have this knowledge and/or demonstrate the following (and more):

• Learning basic terms and working knowledge of Special Needs categories, criteria, procedures and instructional modifications/accommodations.
• Appreciate the value of student diversity and its impact on student learning outcomes for students with special needs.
• Understand how current events and social attitudes impact students with special needs in all settings and challenges for family members and caretakers.
• Conduct an on-going self-analysis of attitudes towards students with special needs and the impact on instructional planning, instruction and advocacy in education and society at large
  

Student Learning Objectives: 

By the end of this course, you should be able to have this knowledge and/or demonstrate the following (and more):

• Learning basic terms and working knowledge of Special Needs categories, criteria, procedures and instructional modifications/accommodations.
• Appreciate the value of student diversity and its impact on student learning outcomes for students with special needs.
• Understand how current events and social attitudes impact students with special needs in all settings and challenges for family members and caretakers.
• Conduct an on-going self-analysis of attitudes towards students with special needs and the impact on instructional planning, instruction and advocacy in education and society at large

Meet Your Instructor:  

Greetings Students! I am Marianne M . Laney, MS, your instructor for this course this semester!

Top 10 things you need to know about me as your instructor:

1. I have been teaching for almost 10 years

2. I love being a college professor 

3. I am a certified on-line instructor

4. I grew up with members of my family who were disabled

5. I went to Fullerton College and graduate CSUF (twice)

6. I studied to be a therapist and social worker

7. I worked at Orange County health Care Agency for approx 5 years

8. I worked at AIDS services foundation for approx 5 years

9. I currently have a child with multiple disabilities

10. I live in Santa Ana

I look forward to "meeting" you all in the virtual classroom!

Course Syllabus:  

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