COURSE CONTENT
INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL EDUCATION (EDPS 260)
INTEGRATING STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS (EDPS 591A)
PART ONE
FOUNDATIONS OF THE SUPPORTED INCLUSIVE EDUCATION MOVEMENT

Special Education:  A Civil Rights Movement
Negative Images
Labeling, Stereotyping, Individual Differences, and Expectations
Disabled, But Not Handicapped
Special Education's Mission and Primary Goals
Historical Context of the Movement to Integrate Students with Special Needs
Legal Perspectives
Supported Inclusive Education
Least Restrictive Environment
Myths and Facts About Supported Inclusive Education
Normalization
Accommodations
The Special Education Cycle


PART TWO
AREAS OF EXCEPTIONALITY / TEACHING STRATEGIES

Integrating Students with Intellectual Disabilities
Integrating Students with Learning Disabilities
Integrating Students with Behavior Disorders / Emotional Disturbance
The Case Against Punishment
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
First Aid for Seizures
Teaching Children with 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 and Parent-Teacher Partnerships
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"
Tom Mihail, Ph.D.    School of Education   Purdue University Calumet
EDPS 260
EDPS 591A
The Disability Rights Movement
The Indiana Governor's Planning Council for People with Disabilities
GreekProf Home Page
Myths and Facts About Supported Inclusive Education
Disabilities: Support Service Links
www.tommihail.net
mihailt@calumet.purdue.edu
Students who are Gifted
EDPS 591A
EDPS 260
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