SPED 312 - Literacy/Language Intervention Methods

3 hours
This course provides a platform for candidates to explore methods of instruction and intervention to support the language and literacy development of students with exceptional learning needs. Competencies acquired will include the ability to meet students’ diverse learning needs through designing lessons in reading and language arts, analyzing and solving curriculum, instruction, and assessment problems, and evaluating the literacy needs of individual learners. Additionally, candidates will acquire the knowledge needed to modify instruction with special focus on assessment and program design for individuals who use augmentative or alternative communication systems. This course includes 20 hours of field experience. Prerequisite(s): EDUC 140, EDUC 195, EDUC 200, EDUC 225, EDUC 280 and EDUC 376. UG