ECD-230 Intro to Children Spec Needs

Credits: 3
Contact Hours: Lec 3 Lab 0 Practicum 0
This introductory course in the education of children with special needs provides an overview of laws, definitions, methodologies, trends and issues, and current research in early childhood special education and development. Often called exceptionalities, categories include learning and physical disabilities, autism, mental retardation, behavioral disorders, communication disorders, visual and/or hearing impairments, attention deficit disorders and giftedness. Topics will provide basic knowledge and will be from research based, culturally aware and family-focused perspectives for this area of child development. Prerequisite(s): ECD 101, ECD 135.