ED 3670 INSTRUCTION FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD STUDENTS WITH AND WITHOUT DISABILITIES
Candidates will learn to administer and interpret developmental assessments commonly used with infants and preschool children and will learn to use the results to design instructional activities and to determine whether a given child qualifies for early intervention (EI) or as a preschool student with a disability according to NYS regulations. Candidates will learn the requirements for developing an individualized family service plan (IFSP) and individualized educational program (IEP). Candidates will learn to plan instruction incorporating the use of sensorimotor activities, play, naturalistic language interventions, and social skill development. Instruction will be planned to foster learning by toddlers and preschool children whether they use spoken language or alternative and augmentative communication (AAC). Candidates will identify and analyze a variety of methods of maintaining frequent and outcomes-based communication with children’s parents.