Master Course Outline Instructional Strategies Special Needs Children Course Number: ECE 160 Credits: 3 Hours per Quarter: 30 Lecture Hours:30 Description Provides adaptive strategies and technical knowledge for efficient educational sequences to remediate specific student skill deficits. Topics include analysis of basic learning principles, considerations in special techniques for training, and a formal design to teach specific skills and/or concepts. Recommended: READ 088. Student may not earn credit for both ECE 160 and ED 160. Intended Skills and Attitude Outcomes A. Identify impact of federal legislation and litigation on education of disabled students. B. Identify influence of inclusion on services received by special education students. C. Describe the role of paraprofessional during whole class, small group, and one on one instruction. D. Summarize guidelines for planning and organizing effective remedial instruction. E. Compare proactive and reactive classroom management practices. F. Model effective organization and study skills. G. Explain connection between assessment and selection of reading strategies. H. Demonstrate ability to utilize appropriate remediation strategies in the areas of reading, math, writing, study skills, cognition. I. Describe how learning environment impacts classroom performance. J. Identify appropriate adaptations for content area assignments that will facilitate academic success. Syllabi Listing Course Year Quarter Item Instructor   ECE 160 Spring 2012 1088 Sue Westergard View Syllabus ECE 160 Spring 2010 1072 Sue Westergard View Syllabus ECE 160 Fall 2004 1095 Sue Westergard View Syllabus ECE 160 Fall 2002 Sue Westergard Two Year Projected Schedule Year One* Year Two** Fall Winter Spring Summer Mini  Fall Winter Spring Summer Mini               X     *Year one is all odd years (2003-2004) **Year two is all even years (2004-2005)