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PP 1550 |
Beginning Sign Language |
3 Credit Hours |
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Prerequisite: |
None |
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Covers the manual
alphabet and basic sign language vocabulary.
Emphasis on signed English. |
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PP 1551 |
Intermediate Sign
Language |
3 Credit Hours |
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Prerequisite: |
PP 1550 Beginning Sign Language |
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An intermediate course in
manually coded English. Emphasis is on
reading and signing exact English. A
basic orientation to paraprofessional interpreting in a school setting will
be covered. |
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PP 1552 |
Advanced Sign Language |
3 Credit Hours |
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Prerequisite: |
PP 1550 Beginning Sign Language and PP 1551
Intermediate Sign Language |
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Apply learned vocabulary
to the educational setting. Emphasis
on paraprofessional interpreting and modifying vocabulary. |
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PP 1602 |
Survival Skills for Developmentally
Disabled |
1 Credit Hour |
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Prerequisite: |
None |
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This course is prepared
to teach basic skills to persons with developmental disabilities. |
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PP 5526 |
Paraeducator I |
1 Credit Hour |
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Prerequisite: |
None |
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This one credit-hour
course is divided into fourteen topical areas: Understanding Inclusion, The First Day on
the Job, Confidentiality, Understanding the Many Types of Special Programs,
Understanding the Many Areas of Disability and Exceptionality (Part 1),
Understanding the Many Areas of Disability and Exceptionality (Part II),
Individual Student and Program Information, Introduction to Accommodations
and Modifications, Supporting Modifications, General Classroom Management, Paraeducator Roles and Responsibilities in Inclusive
Classrooms, Working with Official and Immediate Supervisors, Communicating
with Student Teams, and Monitoring Student Progress. |
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PP 5527 |
Paraeducator II |
1 Credit Hour |
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Prerequisite: |
None |
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This one credit-hour course
is divided into fourteen topical areas:
Assertive Communication Skills, Classroom Instructional Arrangements,
Taking Instructional or Behavioral Data, Supporting Reading Instruction,
Supporting Writing Instruction, Supporting Mathematics Instruction,
Supporting Organizational Skill Development, Providing Personal and Physical
Support for Students with Physical Disabilities, Implementing and Monitoring
Behavior Intervention Plans, Providing Positive Behavioral Supports for
Individual Students, General Understanding of English Learners, (ELL),
Avoiding Common Pitfalls When Working with English Language Learners,
Fostering a Positive and Productive Classroom Environment, and Strategies and
Techniques for Helping ELL Students Succeed. |
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PP 5579 |
Paraeducator III |
1 Credit Hour |
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Prerequisite: |
None |
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This one credit-hour
course is divided into eleven topical areas:
Assessing ELL Students; Reading Comprehension: Narrative Texts; Reading
Comprehension: Informative Texts; Reading Comprehension: Decoding and Layout;
Writing Fundamentals: Parts of Speech and Sentences; Writing Fundamentals:
Mechanics of Writing; Mathematics: Basic Skills; Mathematics: Fractions,
Decimals, and Percentages; Mathematics: Basic Algebra; Mathematics: Geometry;
and Mathematics: Data Analysis. |
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PP 5580 |
Paraeducator IV |
1 Credit Hour |
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Prerequisite: |
None |
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This one credit-hour
course is divided into thirteen topical areas: Understanding Students with Severe and/or
Multiple Disabilities, Autism:
Diagnosis and Characteristics, Autism:
Social Interactions and Skill Development, Autism: Communications Objectives, Autism: Behavioral Issues, Asperger’s
Syndrome: Understanding the Diagnosis,
Prevalence, and Characteristics of Students with Asperger’s
Syndrome, Asperger’s Syndrome: Best Practices for Supporting Students,
Gifted Students: Characteristics,
Gifted Students: Best Practices,
Assisting Students in the Development of Social Skills, Transition: Building Skills for a Successful Adulthood,
Assistive Technology, and Feeding Students with Severe and Multiple
Disabilities. |
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PP 5581 |
Paraeducator V |
1 Credit Hour |
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Prerequisite: |
None |
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This one credit-hour course
is divided into twelve topical areas:
Blood Borne Pathogens; Introduction to Emergency Action Principles;
Providing Care in Emergency; Using computers and Other Technology to Increase
Learning; Characteristics of Adolescents with Disabilities; the Role of Paraeducators in Promoting Active Learning; Assisting
Students with Work Completion; Supporting Students with Attentional
Concerns; Supporting Students Who Are Noncompliant; Supporting Reading
Instruction in Social Studies, Science, and Mathematics Part I and II; Assistive Technology: An Introduction to Devices and Software. |
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PP 5263 |
Medications and
Developmental Disabilities |
3 Credit Hours |
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Prerequisite: |
None |
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This course is designed to
help students learn about medications frequently prescribed to persons with
mental retardation and other developmental disabilities. The student will gain an awareness of the
effect drugs have on the human body and discuss legal and ethical concerns regarding
the therapeutic use of drugs with this population. |
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PP 5267 |
Signing |
1 Credit Hour |
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Prerequisite: |
None |
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This course provides
communication skills of manual signing and finger spelling to be used with hearing
impaired and non-verbal individuals.
This course does not qualify as part of the curriculum for the
paraprofessional. |
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PP 5528 |
Environmental Design for
Exceptional Individuals: (Subtitle in specific
area of emphasis) |
3 Credit Hours |
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Prerequisite: |
12 hours of courses within the program area or permission of
instructor |
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Provides in-depth
information and experience in physical and program design of the learning
environment for a specific program placement.
The course will be offered with a variety of subtitles allowing amore
detailed coverage of various learning environments for persons with
disabilities. Subtitles may include
(1) residential and vocational placements; (2) mental retardation; (3)
speech-language impairment; (4) hearing impairment; (5) visual impairment;
(6) physical impairment; (7) severe multi-handicaps; (8) early childhood
handicaps; (9) learning disabilities; (10) behavioral disorders; and (11)
gifted and talented. |
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PP 5528 |
Environmental Design for Exceptional
Individuals (Emphasis: Hearing Impairment) |
3 Credit Hours |
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Prerequisite: |
None |
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Provides an overview of
the physiological, emotional, and social implications of hearing
impairment. The course will also provide
information relative to education of individuals with hearing
impairment. Resource materials and
Assistive devices for individuals with impairment will also be included. |
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PP 5529 |
Laboratory Experience
with Individuals with Disabilities |
3 Credit Hours |
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Prerequisite: |
12 hours of courses within the program area or permission of
instructor |
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Provides in-depth
supervised experience with the type of individuals and in the placement
setting that the student has selected for an area of emphasis. Tasks include specific on-the-job
responsibilities required in a given placement. Emphasis on behavior management,
instructional management, and professional communication skills. Written program and setting description
required. |
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PP 5529 |
Laboratory Experience
with Individuals with Disabilities (Emphasis: Hearing Impairment) |
3 Credit Hours |
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Prerequisite: |
PP 1550 Beginning Sign
Language and concurrent enrollment in PP
1551 Intermediate Sign Language |
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Provides observation and
work experience on an individual basis in an approved program for student
with hearing impairment. Requires a
total of 68 contact hours to be completed over a 9-month period. |
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PP 5530 |
Workshop in Special
Education |
1 Credit Hour |
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Prerequisite: |
None |
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The purpose of this
course is to provide academic credit for the active participation in various
formal special education workshops conducted periodically throughout the
region. The topics of the workshops
vary from general to quite specific information pertaining to the exceptional
student. This course can be taken more
than once. |
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PP 5530 |
Workshop in Special
Education (Respite I) |
1 Credit Hour |
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Prerequisite: |
None |
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An introductory course
for respite care providers providing an overview of guidelines and skills for
the care of exceptional individuals.
Classroom time includes didactic instruction, role plays, and
simulations. Practicum experience
provides an opportunity to demonstrate competency of the targeted respite
skills. CPR and Red Cross First Aid
are not included in this course. |
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PP 5531 |
Introduction to Special
Education Paraprofessionals |
3 Credit Hours |
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Prerequisite: |
None |
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An overview of
exceptionalities, legal and ethical issues pertaining to persons with
disabilities, and the role, definition, and duties of paraprofessionals in
special education services. |
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PP 5532 |
Behavior Management
Laboratory |
3 Credit Hours |
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Prerequisite: |
Concurrent enrollment in PP
5533 Methods of Behavior Management |
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Provides experience in
applying the skills discussed in PP 5533 Methods of Behavior Management
and in assisting classroom teachers or vocational supervisors in training
exceptional individuals. Supporting
documents and direct observation by the instructor required as evidence of
the student’s ability to demonstrate behavior management skills with
exceptional persons. |
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PP 5533 |
Methods of Behavior
Management |
3 Credit Hours |
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Prerequisite: |
Concurrent enrollment in PP
5532 Behavior Management Laboratory |
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Teaches specific behavior
management skills to be applied with individuals with exceptionalities in the
accompanying practicum course emphasizing positive reinforcement
techniques. Includes behavior
definitions, measurement, selecting reinforcers,
systematic attention and approval, token reinforcement, planned ignoring, and
shaping. |
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PP 5534 |
Methods of Instructional
Management |
3 Credit Hours |
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Prerequisite: |
PP 5532 Behavior Management Laboratory and
PP 5533 Methods of Behavior Management, or
permission of instructor and concurrent enrollment in PP 5535
Instructional Management Laboratory |
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Provides basic direct
instruction skills needed in teaching or training individuals with
exceptionalities. Topics include
instructional objectives, task analysis, skill measurement, reinforcement,
and direct instruction strategies such as modeling, physical prompting, and
questioning. |
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PP 5535 |
Instructional Management
Laboratory |
3 Credit Hours |
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Prerequisite: |
PP 5532 Behavior Management Laboratory and
PP 5533 Methods of Behavior Management, or
permission of instructor and concurrent enrollment in PP 5534
Methods of Instructional
Management |
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Provides an opportunity
to practice and demonstrate instructional skills with individuals with
exceptionalities in a practicum site.
Supporting documents as well as direct observation by the instructor
required. |
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PP 5536 |
Language Development for
the Exceptional Individual |
3 Credit Hours |
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Prerequisite: |
None |
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Language and
communication are vitally important skills for the cognitive and social development
of individuals with exceptionalities.
Course includes normal language development, delayed language or
speech development, and specific direct instructional techniques to expand
the communication and language skills. |
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PP 5537 |
Emergency Health and
Safety |
3 Credit Hours |
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Prerequisite: |
None |
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Presents information that
may be needed by special education personnel to manage medical emergencies
until professional medical help is available.
Includes first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), seizure
management, and general health and safety concerns in settings for persons
with disabilities. |
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PP 5538 |
Respite Care for
Exceptional Individuals |
3 Credit Hours |
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Prerequisite: |
None |
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This course is an
expanded version of the introductory one-credit workshop. Additional class time allows in-depth
training and supervised practice of training competencies. Opportunities for practice and
demonstration of skills needed for respite services are provided. Practicum experience provides an
opportunity to demonstrate competency in a field-based setting. Topic addressed include
family issues, preparing for respite, communication with family and client,
health and safety during respite, handling emergencies, managing behavior,
and basic care routine. CPR and Red
Cross First Aid training are a part of this course. |
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PP 5539 |
Programming for the
Physically Handicapped |
3 Credit Hours |
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Prerequisite: |
None |
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This course will provide
the paraprofessional with basic information necessary to position, handle,
and feed students with physical handicaps.
The course will also stress the role of and use of adaptive equipment
in the classroom setting, including practical, low-cost alternatives to
expensive equipment that may be constructed with existing materials in a
classroom. |
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PP 5540 |
Professional
Communication and Interaction |
3 Credit Hours |
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Prerequisite: |
None |
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Provides “professional” skills
necessary to be successful in the work place.
Addresses effective listening, facilitative responding, and problem
solving, and the role, definition, and duties of paraprofessionals. |
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PP 5541 |
Behavioral Assessment of
Exceptional Individuals |
3 Credit Hours |
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Prerequisite: |
12 hours or permission of instructor |
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Provide information on
behavioral assessments for each of the special education exceptionalities,
from preschool children to post school adults. Covers a variety of standardized measures
and adaptive behavior scales, teacher-made assessment tests, norm and
criterion reference assessments, and behavior characteristics and training. |
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PP 5542 |
Advanced Topics with
Exceptional Individuals: (Subtitle in specific
topic of emphasis) |
3 Credit Hours |
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Prerequisite: |
12 hours or permission of instructor |
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Provides the opportunity
to receive detailed information in a variety of specific topic areas, such as
a given exceptionality, program placement, curricular area, type of
methodology, parents, programs, community services,
the law, etc. Each area could include
vocational programs, residential programs, legal issues for the handicapped,
curriculum for a given exceptionality, or other topic needs. |
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PP 5543 |
Introduction to the
Exceptional Individual |
3 Credit Hours |
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Prerequisite: |
None |
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Introduces various
aspects of each exceptionality. Emphasis on lifespan including issues
related to children and adults with exceptionalities. The definition and characteristics of each
handicapping condition, and legal and ethical issues pertaining to persons
with disabilities will be explored. |
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PP 5544 |
Assessment of Physical
Conditioning of the Developmentally Disabled |
1 Credit Hour |
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Prerequisite: |
None |
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This is an introductory
course to cover general fitness and conditioning principles. Assessments will be administered to determine
physical conditioning, muscular endurance, flexibility, and
cardio-respiratory functioning targets of each of the exceptional
populations. |
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PP 5545 |
First Start: Care of Infants and Toddlers with
Disabilities and Chronic Conditions |
3 Credit Hours |
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Prerequisite: |
None |
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A national training
program for paraprofessionals designed to provide training in the daily are
of infants and toddlers (birth to three years) with developmental disabilities
and/or chronic illnesses, who are away from the hospital. |
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PP 5546 |
Community Based Programs |
3 Credit Hours |
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Prerequisite: |
None |
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This course is designed
to provide information on integration, inclusion, normalization, keeping
people safe, and the interdisciplinary team approach as it concerns supported
employment and supported living. |
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