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EDC 415 Teaching Students with Exceptional Learning Needs

3 Credit(s)
All teachers teach all students; therefore all teachers must prepare to work with students with exceptional learning needs (ELN), This course will develop participants’ understanding of collaborative roles of professionals who work with children with ELN. The focus of the class will be on how to develop an inclusive, welcoming classroom environment where all learners thrive through the use of differentiated instruction, universal design for learning, and the appropriate application of assistive and adaptive technologies. Topics include IEPs, 504 plans, and gifted education emphasizing teaching methodologies and tools appropriate to inclusive, welcoming environments: universal design for learning, differentiation, and the use of adaptive and assistive technologies. Includes 15 hours of field experience during the semester. Not open to students who have received credit for EDU203. Prerequisite: EDC 115  or EEC 105 .