CSD 596 - Teaching Students with Speech-Lang-Disabilities Preschool-12 (3 cr.)

The course will provide information regarding the requirements for certification as a NYS teacher of the Speech-Language-Hearing Disabled. It will additionally provide DASA (Dignity for All Students Act), School Violence and Prevention, and Child Abuse and Maltreatment training opportunities in satisfaction of the requirements for NYS teacher certification as a TSHLD. NYS federal laws and regulations governing special education, and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s Code of Ethics and Scope of Practice Statements will also be covered. Assessment in communication disorders from preschool to age 21, and creating implementation of goals through the processes of RTI (Response to Intervention), 504 plans, and IEP’s (Individualized Educational Plans) will be covered. Effective Therapy Techniques and models of service delivery in public schools will be provided.
Prerequisite(s): graduate students in Speech-Language Pathology
Semester(s) Offered: Spring