SPED 5450 Instructional Strategies for Students with Challenging Behaviors

This course focuses on the implementation of appropriate classroom manaagement strategies, instructional techniques and curricular approaches for students with mild to moderate disabilities who are exhibiting challenging behaviors that impede their learning or that of other students. Observation and recording measures to assess and analyze the functional value and communicative intent of these behaviors are examined. Strategies to enhance the repertoire of socially appropriate behaviors in these children will be discussed. Emphasis will be placed on pro-active and non-aversive approaches for changing behaviors. A co-requisite practicum experience will be required. Prerequisite(s): SPED519
Credits: 3.0