SPED 225 - Characteristics and Identification of Students with Mild Disabilities

1.   Describe how history impacts the approach to educating students with disabilities today;
2.   Identify issues related to instruction and placement as shaped by IDEA 2004;
3.   Examine characteristics of students who are considered to be “Learners with intellectual and developmental disabilities”;
4.   Examine characteristics of students who are considered to be “Learners with learning disabilities”;
5.   Examine characteristics of students who are considered to be “Learners with emotional or behavioral disorders”;
6.   Examine characteristics of students who are considered to be “Learners with attention disorders and other conditions”;
7.   Examine characteristics of students who are considered to be “Learners with autism spectrum disorders”;
8.   Examine the cognitive and perceptual characteristics of learners with mild disabilities;
9.   Examine the language characteristics of learners with mild disabilities;
10.   Examine the academic learning characteristics of learners with mild disabilities as related to learning and instructional need.