ECCE 2201 Syllabus

Subject Code

ECCE

Course Number

2201

Course Title

Exceptionalities

Prerequisites

Prerequisite/Corequisite: ECCE 1103 with a grade of C or higher or SOCW 2020

Corequisites

Terms Offered

Offered Summer

Credit Hours

(3-0-3)

Course Description

This course provides for the development of knowledge and skills that will enable students to understand individuals with special needs and appropriately guide their development. This course places special emphasis on acquainting students with programs and community resources that serve families with children with special needs. Topics include inclusion/least restrictive environment (LRE), physical and motor impairments, gifted/talented, intellectual and cognitive disabilities, emotional and behavioral disorders, communication disorders in speech and language, autism spectrum disorders, visual impairments, deaf and hard of hearing, health impairments, multiple disabilities, and community resources.