Description
Strategic Instruction for Students with Cognitive Disabilities is
required for all special education teacher candidates seeking an
endorsement or license in K-12 special education teaching students
with moderate to severe cognitive disabilities. This course is
designed to provide the prospective teacher of students with
moderate and severe cognitive disabilities with a basic knowledge
concerning the learning characteristics of this student population,
assessment strategies, curriculum development, program design,
instructional strategies, material development, and community
transition. The focus of this course will be the design of
functional programming across home, school, community, and
vocational environments to meet the needs of individual students
with cognitive disabilities.