EDEX 110 - Introduction to Special Needs PreK to Grade 8

Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3

Prerequisite: Early childhood education/special education majors only
Surveys characteristics, needs, problems, and behavior patterns of any child who deviates sufficiently from typical to be considered disabled or at risk for disability. Consideration to children who fall intellectually both above and below average and those who are disabled visually, acoustically, behaviorally, orthopedically, neurologically, or in respect to speech patterns. Focuses on children from birth to adolescence.