SPED 4230 LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT AND DISORDERS FOR TEACHERS (3 credits)
This course is designed to introduce the candidate to the nature and structure of language, current theories of language, normal first and second language development, language disorders, multicultural issues in language assessment, and contemporary classroom management of language deficits. The topics will be examined from an educational perspective to enhance the teachers knowledge of language and to facilitate classroom management of language deficits exhibited by exceptional children in grades pre-K through 12. (Cross-listed with SPED 8236).
Prerequisite(s): Minimum 2.75 GPA; SPED 1500 or ECI major; TED 2300 or TED 2380 or permission of the instructor