SE 923 - Assessment and Intervention for Young Children with Special Needs: Birth through Age 2

(3.00 cr.)

Prerequisite: SE 761 or equivalent or written permission of the program director. Focuses on the major philosophies, theories, and legislation in early childhood special education specific to children from birth through age two and their families. Topics include state and federal laws and regulations governing delivery of services to infants and toddlers and their families; collaboration strategies, family systems theory, cultural and linguistic diversity; and implications of both legislation and family needs on service delivery. Students learn assessment procedures related to screening, diagnosis, eligibility, program planning, and program evaluation and examine therapeutic models of intervention, including current curricula and materials for infants and toddlers.

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