PSY 225 - The Exceptional Child and Adolescent

This course provides an introduction to categories of disabilities, as well as other exceptionalities such as English Language Learners, trauma, gifted and others considered “at risk”, the legal and historical foundations of special education, identification, and referral and IEP processes when working with individuals identified as exceptional, gifted, English Language Learners, and/or at-risk. This course addresses differentiation, including modifications, accommodations, technologies, and Universal Design for Learning. EDUC 200 and EDUC 201 are highly recommended prior to this course. Cross-listed with EDUC 225.

Credits: 3
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Corequisites: PSY 226