Graduate - Clarion University

Clarion University of Pennsylvania 89Special Education CoursesA maximum of six credits from the 400-level courses listed below can be taken for graduate credit with specialpermission from the graduate program or department chair. 400-level courses taken for undergraduate credit cannotbe repeated for graduate credit.SPED 415: Instructional Development and Strategies for Mildly/Moderately Handicapped 3 s.h.Participants engage in the process of individualizing instruction for individuals with mild to moderate disabilities, including:designing basic instructional sequences using behavioral objectives, matching technology and learner and goal characteristics,identifying appropriate instructional strategies, and evaluating the effectiveness of instruction. Multicultural education isaddressed. Prerequisites: SPED 320, 345; ELED 323, 324 (rehabilitative science majors exempted). Each semester.SPED 420: Instructional Development and Strategies for Severely/ProfoundlyMulti-handicapped3 s.h.Study the processes of individualizing instruction for people with moderate, severe, and multiple disabilities. Designbasic instructional sequences utilizing behavioral strategies, match instruction with learner and goal characteristics, identifyappropriate instructional strategies, and evaluate the effectiveness of instruction. Students apply oral and written communicationskills, quantitative reasoning skills, and other fundamental academic skills to the field of special education. Prerequisites: SPED320, 360, 380, 381. Must be taken concurrently with SPED 421 (rehabilitative science majors exempt). Each semester.SPED 500: Contemporary Issues in Special Education 3 s.h.Participants engage in problem-centered analyses and investigations, and in determination of responses relative to thecontemporary issues confronting special education.SPED 505: Concepts of Intelligence 3 s.h.Participants engage in an extensive study of the nature of cognition, traditional and contemporary, with emphasis on thedevelopment of a paradigm having relevance to the educational process.SPED 514: Introduction to Gifted Education 3 s.h.Provides the foundational background necessary for understanding and working effectively with learners who are gifted andtalented. Focuses on foundations, nature, and definition of giftedness; characteristics of learners who are gifted and talented;identification procedures; individual learning differences; specialized needs of learners who are gifted and talented; servicedelivery options including acceleration and enrichment, and grouping strategies.SPED 520: Role Development With Parents 3 s.h.Participants acquire knowledge and skills in working with and involving parents to maximize developmental and learningopportunities for their children with disabilities, and in responding to the unique challenges confronting families of childrenwith disabilities.Rehabilitative Sciences/Special Education