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Teaching Students with Mild and Moderate Intellectual Disabilities
Course: EDU209AC

First Term: 2014 Spring
 Lecture   3 Credit(s)   3 Period(s)   3 Load  
Subject Type: Academic
Load Formula: S - Standard Load


Description: Investigation into the characteristics of and teaching strategies for students with mild and moderate intellectual development disability. Emphasis on Professional Teaching Standards.



MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Identify current Professional Teaching Standards. (I)
2. Define intellectual development disability and identify and describe the characteristics and development significance of persons with intellectual development disabilities. (II, III)
3. Describe the major types, causes, and classifications associated with intellectual development disabilities. (III)
4. Explain the impact of intellectual development disabilities on human development and student learning. (IV)
5. Trace the development of and explain the current societal response to persons with intellectual development disabilities. (V)
6. Describe and follow procedures for identifying and assessing students with intellectual development disabilities. (VI)
7. Develop and implement Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for students with intellectual development disabilities. (VII)
8. Establish a positive and productive learning environment for all students. (VIII)
9. Use strategies to improve students` social, problem-solving, and decision-making skills. (IX)
10. Employ strategies for improving the independent learning skills of students with intellectual development disabilities. (X)
11. Design and evaluate behavior management strategies for individual students with intellectual development disabilities. (XI)
12. Design and evaluate adult life role transition strategies for students with intellectual development disabilities. (XII)
13. Summarize the need for collaboration with school personnel, parents of students with intellectual development disabilities, community agencies, and professional organizations. (XIII)
14. Summarize the field experience. (XIV)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.
 
MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Professional Teaching Standards
II. Intellectual Development Disabilities
   A. Overview
   B. Definitions
   C. Prevalence
   D. Developmental Significance
III. Types and Characteristics of Intellectual Development Disabilities
   A. Types
      1. Mild
      2. Moderate
      3. Severe
   B. Characteristics
      1. Physical
      2. Sensory
      3. Motor
      4. Language
      5. Cognitive
      6. Behavioral
      7. Social
IV. Impact of Intellectual Development Disabilities
   A. Causes
   B. Effects
V. Societal Response
   A. History
   B. Court Cases
   C. Litigation
   D. Education
      1. Issues
      2. Trends
   E. Ethical Issues
VI. Identification and Assessment
   A. Prereferral
   B. Behavioral Assessment Techniques
      1. Formal
      2. Informal
   C. Eligibility
VII. Individualized Education Programs (IEPs)
   A. Multidisciplinary Team and Decision-Making
   B. Process
   C. Components
   D. Related Services
VIII. Learning Environment
   A. Teacher Skills
   B. Principles
   C. Creation Techniques
   D. Inclusion Strategies
IX. Social Skill Improvement Strategies
   A. Overview
   B. Communication
      1. Characteristics
      2. Assessment
      3. Teaching Strategies
   C. Problem-Solving
   D. Decision Making
X. Instructional Approaches
   A. Reading
      1. Characteristics
      2. Assessment
      3. Teaching Strategies
   B. Written Expression
      1. Characteristics
      2. Assessment
      3. Teaching Strategies
   C. Mathematics
      1. Characteristics
      2. Assessment
      3. Teaching Strategies
   D. Personal, Social, and Functional Skills
      1. Characteristics
      2. Assessment
      3. Teaching Strategies
   E. Independent Learning Skills
      1. Self-Instruction
      2. Self-Monitoring
      3. Self-Reinforcement
      4. Self-Control
      5. Learning Strategies
      6. Study Skills
XI. Behavior Management Strategies
   A. Design
   B. Implementation
   C. Evaluation
XII. Transitions for Students with Intellectual Development Disabilities
   A. Individual Transition Plans
   B. Establishing Goals
      1. Adult Life Roles
      2. Employment
      3. Post-Secondary Education and Training
XIII. Collaborative Strategies
   A. Professional Educators
   B. Parents
   C. Community Agencies
   D. Professional Organizations
XIV. Field Experience
   A. Classroom Observation
   B. Classroom Participation
   C. Reflection


 
MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: December 10, 2013

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