EDPS 59100
PART ONE
FOUNDATIONS OF THE SUPPORTED INCLUSIVE EDUCATION MOVEMENT

Special Education:  A Civil Rights Movement
Negative Images
Labeling, Stereotyping, and Individual Differences
Nonlabeling ("People First") Language
Expectations
Disabled, But Not Handicapped
Special Education's Mission and Primary Goals
The Promise
Historical Context of the Movement to Integrate Students with Special Needs
Legal Perspectives: Major Legislation Protecting the Rights of People with Disabilities
Supported Inclusive Education / Least Restrictive Environment
Myths and Facts About Supported Inclusive Education
Accommodations
Normalization
The Special Education Cycle
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Myths and Facts About Supported Inclusive Education
Disabilities: Support Service Links
Students who are Gifted
Integrating Students with Special Needs
Course Content
PART TWO
AREAS OF EXCEPTIONALITY / TEACHING STRATEGIES

Integrating Students with Intellectual Disabilities
Integrating Students with Learning Disabilities
Teaching Strategies for Students with Intellectual Disabilities and Students with Learning Disabilities
Integrating Students with Emotional Disturbance and Students with Behavior Disorders
The Case Against Punishment
Positively Changing Behavior:  Applied Behavior Analysis (Behavior Management Principles and Strategies)
Integrating Students with Communication Disorders
Integrating Students who are Hearing Impaired
Integrating Students with Visual Impairments
Integrating Students with Physical Disabilities
Other Health Impairments:  Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Other Health Impairments:  Seizure Disorders (Epilepsy)
Other Health Impairments:  Teaching Children with Attention Deficit Disorder and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Integrating Students who are Autistic
Integrating Students with Traumatic Brain Injury
Positive Images
Integrating Students who are Gifted
PART THREE
CROSS-CATEGORICAL ISSUES AND TRENDS

Students who are Culturally Different
No One Model American:  Multicultural Education
Beyond Guns and Dolls:  Gender Fair Teaching
Family Involvement
Roles of Parents Whose Children are Disabled
Early Childhood Special Education
Transition to Adulthood
The Miracle Worker Myth
What We're About:  A Civil Rights Movement
Advocacy
Characteristics of an Effective Teacher
Hope for the Future
"Beautiful"
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