SPED 4858 - Educational Teaching Strategies for Students with Exceptionalities: Grades 6-12
Fall 2026 Syllabus, Section 01, CRN 42784,
Credit hours: 4
Course Meeting Times
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Instructor
Email: madurse@ysu.edu
Course Description
4858. Educational Teaching Strategies for Students with Exceptionalities: Grades 6-12. Field application of principles of reading in the content areas and organization, and implementation of cross-curricular content areas across grades 6 - 12. This course is part of an eight-week intensive pre-clinical field experience. Admission to BCLASSE upper division status required. Prereq.: SPED 2630, SPED 4867. Coreq.: SPED 4859, SPED 4860, TCED 4800L. 4 s.h.
Course Readings
| Group | Title | Author | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Required | The understanding by design guide to creating high-quality units. Alexandria | Wiggins, G., & McTighe, J |
The course readings are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, research developments, current events, and/or to ensure better learning.
Assignments/Assessments
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General Schedule (see Blackboard for due dates and specific information)
| Day | Date | Reading(s) | Proposed Topic | Due/To Prepare for Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue | 8/25 | Chapter 1 | Elements of a Good Objective Writing Learning Objectives |
In Class: Deconstructing StandardsChap |
| Thu | 8/27 | Chapter 2 | Critical Thinking Activity | |
| Tue | 9/1 | Chapter 3 | An Inclusive Classroom: Teaching Models | |
| Thu | 9/3 | Lesson Plan Content Rubric/Procedures | Lesson Plan Format 1 Overview | |
| Tue | 9/8 | Accommodations vs Differentiation | Lesson Plan: Differentiation | |
| Thu | 9/10 | Accommodations vs Differentiation for students with SLD | Planning for Inattentive Students (ADHD, ASD) | |
| Tue | 9/15 | Review dysgraphia, dyscalculia, dyslexia | Planning for students with SLD (differentiation vs accommodations) | |
| Thu | 9/17 | IRIS Module: Differentiation | IRIS Module Discussion: Engaging Adolescent Learners | |
| Tue | 9/22 | Gifted & Talented Students | Strategies to Include Gifted and Talented Students | |
| Thu | 9/24 | Behavioral Challenges | Strategies to Include Students with Behavioral Challenges | |
| Tue | 9/29 | Critical Task Conferences | Critical Task Conferences | |
| Thu | 10/1 | Critical Task Conferences | Critical Task Conferences | |
| Tue | 10/6 | No Class | ||
| Thu | 10/8 | Critical Task Workday | Critical Task Workday | |
| Tue | 10/13 | No class meetings, supervisory consults in field or by appointment | ||
| Thu | 10/15 | No class meetings, supervisory consults in field or by appointment | ||
| Tue | 10/20 | No class meetings, supervisory consults in field or by appointment | ||
| Thu | 10/22 | No class meetings, supervisory consults in field or by appointment | ||
| Tue | 10/27 | No class meetings, supervisory consults in field or by appointment | ||
| Thu | 10/29 | No class meetings, supervisory consults in field or by appointment | ||
| Tue | 11/3 | No class meetings, supervisory consults in field or by appointment | ||
| Thu | 11/5 | No class meetings, supervisory consults in field or by appointment | ||
| Tue | 11/10 | No class meetings, supervisory consults in field or by appointment | ||
| Thu | 11/12 | No class meetings, supervisory consults in field or by appointment | ||
| Tue | 11/17 | No class meetings, supervisory consults in field or by appointment | ||
| Thu | 11/19 | No class meetings, supervisory consults in field or by appointment | ||
| Tue | 11/24 | No class meetings, supervisory consults in field or by appointment | ||
| Thu | 11/26 | No Class | ||
| Tue | 12/1 | No class meetings, supervisory consults in field or by appointment | ||
| Thu | 12/3 | No class meetings, supervisory consults in field or by appointment | ||
| Tue | 12/8 | No class meetings, supervisory consults in field or by appointment | ||
| Thu | 12/10 | No class meetings, supervisory consults in field or by appointment |
The course schedule, policies, procedures, and assignments in this course are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, by mutual agreement, and/or to ensure better learning.