Full Catalog - Wayne State College

Special Education 147Processes of planning and implementing student programsas well as maintaining student records, identifying,selecting and using local and state resources for operatingthe special education program are studied.SPD 625 Characteristics and Methods: High AbilityStudents (3) This course provides an introduction to thepsychological characteristics of giftedness in students.Characteristics of at-risk student populations are studied.The candidate will develop and prescribe appropriatecurricula, methods, models, and materials to meet theunique needs of high ability learners. The six areas ofgiftedness identified by the federal law will be specificallyaddressed.SPD 631 Assessment, Diagnosis, and Interpretation (3)Prerequisites: SPD 151 or 608. An advanced course toprepare the special educator to be a team leader in theidentification process for exceptional learners. Emphasison interpretation of assessment data into educationalprogramming for the individual exceptional student.SPD 661 Clinical Application (3-6) Prerequisites: Admissionto special education MSE degree program and advisor’sapproval. Special Educator Option: This course focuseson the student’s application of new learning strategiesin a sequence of planning and instructional phases toserve students with mild/moderate disabilities in K-12general and special education settings. An individualizedprofessional development plan is written by the advisorwith the student, and the student’s local special educationadministrator’s input. (Letter grade will be recorded)SPD 662 Practicum in High Ability Education (3-6) Prerequisites: A valid teaching certificate and oneyear of successful teaching experience. This courseprovides experiences for the candidate to teach, to planand to conduct staff development programs, to developinstructional materials for high ability students, and toconduct evaluation of student learning and programeffectiveness.SPD 663 Applied Research (3) Prerequisites: Admissionto special education MSE degree program and advisor’sapproval. Special Educator option or Instructional Manageroption: This course provides for a laboratory or fieldsetting in which students can implement the research datacollection under the direction of the student’s researchcommittee. (Letter grade will be recorded)SPD 667 Multicultural Aspects of Curriculum Planning forExceptional Learners (3) Understanding the individualeducational needs of culturally and linguistically diverseexceptional students. Multicultural bilingual specialeducation, academic skill acquisition, linguistic diversity,(including but not limited to African American, Hispanic,Asian American, and Native American), and testing/identification discrimination issues are studied.SPD 699 Thesis (3-6) Prerequisites: EDU 650, SPD 663,admission to special education MSE degree program,advisor approval and approval by the student’s researchcommittee. The research question will be approved by thestudent’s research committee during enrollment in EDU650. The student will write the thesis and defend it beforethe student’s research committee and the WSC community.