ECE 668 - Young Children with Special Needs

Credit Hours: 3

Students will become familiar with the characteristics of young children (birth to eight years) displaying special needs and with techniques for nurturing their development and interacting with parents. Includes practice in observation and interaction, introduction to initial screening procedures and service provisions, planning, and implementation of appropriate activities. Students will address Special Education history, theory, models, and laws pertaining to young children, as well as inclusive curricular, assessment, and family approaches, teaming, and collaboration and managing challenging behavior.

Includes a 6-hour clinical experience working with students with documented IFSPs or IEPs in an infant, toddler, prekindergarten, and/or kindergarten setting.

Location:
Online