COURSE DESCRIPTION
Special education, also referred to as special needs education, centers on focusing on the needs of children who experience a range of challenges in learning, communicating, and managing their own emotions and behavior. They may also be facing difficulties associated with physical disabilities, sensory impairments and development disorders.
This training will include the requirements of working with students with Special Education needs and meeting their individual needs. Teachers who work with special educational needs students need to learn certain skills and specific strategies to deliver the most effective instruction.
This course describes the requirements and “must knows” of special education programing.
Training Subjects Includes:
- Changes in educational legislature, particularly in the U.S
• Teacher responsibilities
• An individual educational plan (IEP) - Learning disabilities
• Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
• Intellectual disabilities
• Behavioral disorders - • Legal and ethical issues
• Documentation procedures
• The Individualized Family Service Plans (IFSP)
• Service delivery in school - Characteristics of children with disabilities
• Learning and behavior problems
• Remediation goals - Physical disabilities
• Sensory impairments - Characteristics of children with disabilities
• Learning and behavior problems
• Remediation goals
Classroom teaching, management, and procedures
Comprehensive methods to positively influence children
Cooperative learning strategies
IDEA:
- A brief history of how special education laws evolved over time.
• How the law gets involved in the life of a child after he or she is diagnosed with autism or another related disorder. It covers the law’s involvement in school, home, and adult life.
• What legal rights pertain to education, therapy, medical services, and social services.
• How parents and guardians can get assistance from local, state, and federal agencie.
The course also provides in depth lectures on the following behavior management theories:
- The Kounin model
• The Behavior Modification model
• The Assertive Discipline model
• The Logical Consequences model
• The Social Skills training model
Questions & Answers
Teachers who work with special educational needs students have a more positive impact when they learn certain skills and specific strategies to deliver the most effective instruction. In this course we focus on helping teachers develop skills, proficiency and a positive attitude to work with learners develop academic skills, self-help skills and self-confidence.
No Prerequisite Requirements.
In some cases, a school or district has several teachers who need their 45-hour SEI Endorsement class. If that is the case at your school or organization, we offer the following group discounts:
10% discount off each enrollment fee for groups of 2 to 10 participants.
20% discount off each enrollment fee for groups of over 20 participants.
If your school or district is participating in our discount program please send us an email requesting a group discount code.
