SPED 487 - Written Expression Instruction and Interventions

Designing and teaching written expression for a diverse classroom. Course emphasizes pedagogy and methods that support decision-making within the context of a Response to Intervention framework in both general and special education. Focus is on the application and alignment of assessment, strategies and interventions to student needs through problem-solving, progress monitoring and decision making. Additional topics include emergent writing skills, mechanics, sentence fluency, and the writing process. This course is linked to a field experience for application of concepts in real-world settings as part of a senior project.

Prerequisites & Notes: SPED 467 and SPED 483; co-requisites: SPED 486, SPED 488 and SPED 489; or instructor permission.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter