Oklahoma State University

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SPED 5573 Communication Strategies for Individuals with Severe and Profound Disabilities Description: Methods for communicating with severely or profoundly disabled persons and for facilitating their communication through speech, sign, assistive devices and technology. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture

SPED 5653 Play Therapy in Special Education Description: Theories and practices of the principles of play therapy. The application of play therapy for special education children. Supervised clinical experience with children with emotional, social and psychological problems. Previously offered as ABSE 5653. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Teaching, Learning, Ed Science SPED 5673 Improving Literacy Skills of Individuals with Disabilities Description: Normal language development and variations from norms demonstrated by exceptional learner. Assessment techniques and intervention strategies appropriate for exceptional infants and children; theoretical approaches to language training, formal and informal; assessment techniques and techniques for exceptional individuals. Previously offered as ABSE 5673. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Teaching, Learning, Ed Science SPED 5683 Models of Instruction in the Inclusive Classroom Description: Current techniques, models and approaches used to teach students with mild-moderate disabilities and the theoretical bases for these techniques and approaches in inclusive classrooms will be presented. Students complete 20 hour field experience as part of the course. Previously offered as ABSE 5683. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Teaching, Learning, Ed Science SPED 5733 Teaching Strategies for Students with Physical and Health Disabilities Prerequisites: SPED 5523 and graduate student standing. Description: Design and implementation of educational programs, collaboration with families and other professionals, and advocacy for students with disabilities. Previously offered as ABSE 5733. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture

Department/School: Teaching, Learning, Ed Science SPED 5620 Practicum with Exceptional Learners Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.

Description: Supervised individual and group experience with exceptional learners. The particular experience (learning disability, mental retardation, gifted, etc.) determined by the student's field of specialization. Offered for variable credit, 1-8 credit hours, maximum of 8 credit hours. Credit hours: 1-8 Contact hours: Other: 1 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Independent Study Department/School: Teaching, Learning, Ed Science SPED 5623 Characteristics of Students with Mild/Moderate Disabilities Description: Educational, psychological and physiological characteristics of individuals with mild and moderate disabilities. Professional roles of the teacher, professional ethics, and assessment of children with disabilities. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Teaching, Learning, Ed Science SPED 5633 Behavior Characteristics of Exceptional Individuals Description: Individual differences and problems that exceptional individuals experience. Educational programs and resources available to assist administrators, teachers and parents in dealing with unique individual needs. Previously offered as ABSE 5633. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture

Department/School: Teaching, Learning, Ed Science SPED 5643 Counseling Parents of Exceptional Children

Description: Aiding the classroom teacher and other professional personnel in the understanding of unique activities and interpersonal relations involved in counseling with parents of exceptional children. Previously offered as ABSE 5643. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Teaching, Learning, Ed Science

Department/School: Teaching, Learning, Ed Science SPED 5743 Planning, Compliance and Current Practices

Description: Current practices for planning and implementing instruction within a continuum of service delivery models. Examination of current and past policies and procedures that govern identification, referral, eligibility, and individualized Education Programs of PK-12 students with disabilities. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Teaching, Learning, Ed Science