LANGUAGE AND READING INSTRUCTION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Declared in Elementary Education BSE, Elementary Education and Special Education BSE, Special Education BSE, or Special Education MS Course Designation: Core GenEd - Communication & Literacy Comm QR - Communication B Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Articulate an understanding of typical and atypical language development and the ways in which exceptional conditions can interact with a student's experience with and use of language Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Articulate an understanding of difficulties that a student with a disability might display in the areas of oral language, phonological awareness, phonics fluency, vocabulary, reading comprehension, and written expression. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Select and carry out appropriate research-based instructional strategies to improve the reading skills of K-12 students, based on knowledge of a wide range of tools, pedagogies, and assessments. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Identify current research in the field that supports their decisions about what interventions to include in reading instructional and intervention plans for students with disabilities. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Articulate an understanding of typical and atypical language development and the ways in which exceptional conditions can interact with a student's experience with and use of language Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Articulate an understanding of difficulties that a student with a disability might display in the areas of oral language, phonological awareness, phonics fluency, vocabulary, reading comprehension, and written expression. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Select and carry out appropriate research-based instructional strategies to improve the reading skills of K-12 students, based on knowledge of a wide range of tools, pedagogies, and assessments. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Identify current research in the field that supports their decisions about what interventions to include in reading instructional and intervention plans for students with disabilities. Audience: Graduate