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Mathematics Instruction for Students with Special Needs

General

Prefix

SPED

Course Number

513

Course Level

Graduate

Department/Unit(s)

College/School

College of Education and Learning Design

Description

Evaluation, prescription, and management of mathematics instruction for students with mild to moderate disabilities. Skills and competencies for adapting and modifying instructional materials.

Credits

Min

3

Max

3

Repeatable

No

Goals and Diversity

MN Goal Course

No

Cultural Diversity

No

Learning Outcomes

Outcome

Use appropriate instructional strategies to teach math skills and concepts according to the characteristics of the learner and patterns of error.

Outcome

Modify pace of instruction and use organization cues.

Outcome

Integrate appropriate teaching strategies and instructional approaches to provide effective instruction in academic and nonacademic areas for individuals with disabilities.

Outcome

Utilize research-supported instructional strategies and practices, including the functional embedded skills approach, community-based instruction, task analysis, multisensory, and concrete/manipulative techniques.

Outcome

Utilize research-supported instructional strategies and practices, including the functional embedded skills approach, community-based instruction, task analysis, multisensory, and concrete/manipulative techniques.

Outcome

Utilize research-supported instructional strategies and practices, including the functional embedded skills approach, community-based instruction, task analysis, multisensory, and concrete/manipulative techniques.

Outcome

Utilize research-supported instructional strategies and practices, including the functional embedded skills approach, community-based instruction, task analysis, multisensory, and concrete/manipulative techniques.

Outcome

Use appropriate math methods and instructional strategies including articulation, practice, immediate feedback, and review, for individuals who have learning disabilities and who show patterns of error.

Course Outline

Course Outline

Designing a balanced curriculum and meaningful instruction. 20%
Planning instruction using curriculum-based assessment. 10%
Promoting conceptual understanding. 10%
Developing procedural knowledge. 10%
Developing declarative knowledge. 10%
Enhancing problem-solving abilities. 10%
Error patterns in computation: using error patterns to help each student learn. 10%
Strategic math series: level I. 10%
Strategic math series: level II. 10%

Dependencies

Programs

SPED513 is a completion requirement for: