ECED 370 Adaptations, Modifications and Planning (5 credits)
Prerequisite Admission into the BAS-T program.
Course Description
Use evidence based strategies to adapt and modify curriculum and environments for individual children birth to grade three who are culturally, linguistically, and ability diverse and their families. Create lesson plans for children based on Individual Education Plans (IEP), Individual Family Services Plans (IFSP) goals, and 504 plans.
Course Content
A. Theories and research that form the basis of early childhood special education curriculum and instruction
B. Research-based best practices for effective management of teaching and learning in individual, small group and large group settings
C. Research-based methods for increasing early learning in adaptive, social, emotional, behavioral, cognitive, and communication domains.
D. Accommodations, modifications, technology and alternatives and when to apply each in classroom, district, and state testing
Student Outcomes
1. Select, adapt and modify individualized assessment strategies including accommodations, technology and alternative assessment for infants and young children.
2. Develop, implement, and monitor comprehensive, IFSP/IEPs, and 504 plans in collaboration with team members, families, and as appropriate, infants and young children.
3. Develop and select instructional content, resources, and strategies that are aligned with the IEP or IFSP goals and respond to cultural and linguistic differences.
4. Utilize and adapt instructional strategies and materials according to characteristics of infants and young children including social, emotional, adaptive, cognitive, academic and behavioral needs.
5. Prepare lesson plans, organize materials, and monitor implementation of early intervention services and specially designed instruction for oneself, Para educators, and general educators.
6. Use research-based strategies and interventions to facilitate inclusion within a continuum of service including appropriate accommodations, curriculum modifications, and alternatives.
7. Use technology to implement progress monitoring and use data to develop and modify instructional plans.
8. Evaluate the need for assistive technologies and incorporate when appropriate in order to ensure all students are included in the classroom community.
Degree Outcomes
Program Outcomes:
1. Inclusive Practices: The candidate creates a welcoming, supportive, challenging environment for each and every child and his/her family and advocates for services and supports to be received in the least restrictive environment or within natural learning environments.
2. Pedagogical Skills: The candidate applied learning theory and incorporates a variety of evidence-based instructional strategies that are individually, culturally, and developmentally appropriate into his/her teaching practices, within and across disciplines.
3. Child Development: The candidate applies child development theory, including an awareness of typical and atypical development, to plan and implement lessons that support each and every child’s growth across all developmental domains.
4. Guidance Strategies: The candidate analyzes children’s behavior and effectively chooses strategies to maximize each child’s success in the learning community.
Responsibility: Graduates will be able to critically examine the relationship between self, community, and/or environments, and to evaluate and articulate potential impacts and consequences of choices, actions, and contributions for the creation of sustainable systems.
Information Competency: Graduates will be able to seek, find, evaluate and use information and employ information technology to engage in lifelong learning.
Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50
Potential Methods
A. Oral presentations
B. Written critique
C. Observation critique
D. Small group assessment
E. Written quizzes and exams
F. Peer evaluation
G. Essay
H. Reflection paper
I. Role play
J. Self-assessment
K. Group debate
L. Action plan
M. Interview
N. Discussion boards
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