Special Ed: Effective and Significant Approaches
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 Course Description This course presents educational approaches that are effective in establishing high rates of learning, building self-regulation skills, and increasing prospects for self-determination for children and youth with autism spectrum disorders. Since many of the lessons and assignments are to be completed with children and youth in school settings, students interested in enrolling in this course must have access to the classroom. Course Lessons: By the end of the course, the student will demonstrate knowledge and skills related to:
A. Basic Concepts of Applied Behavior Analysis Instruction
B. Early Speaker Behavior
C. Curriculum for Establishing Listener Repertoires
D. Behavior Increase and Decreased Principles E. Measurement
F. Teachers as Scientific Decision Makers
G. Self-Regulation
H. Assessment of Self-Regulation
I. Monitoring Adaptive Responding
J. Teaching Choice-Making and Problems Solving during Self-Regulation
K. Self-Determination
L. What is Self-Determination?
M. Assessing Self-Determination
N. Teaching Self-determination Skills
O. Opportunities for Self-Determination
P. Encouraging Self-Determination in Daily Living. Learning Outcomes By successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Define basic concepts of applied behavior analysis instruction.
- Describe early speaker behavior.
- Describe curriculum for establishing listener repertoires:..
- Summarize behavior increase and decrease principles used in applied behavior analysis.
- Describe teachers as scientific decision makers.
- Define self-regulation.
- Describe assessing self-regulation.
- Summarize monitoring adaptive responding.
- Describe teaching choice-making and problem-solving during self-regulation.
- Define self-determination.
- Describe assessing self-determination, and
- Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.
Course Lessons |  | Lesson 1: Unit 1: Overview of Significant & Effective ApproachesThis unit presents the outline for significant and effective approaches. | Lesson 2: Unit 2.0 Basic Concepts of Applied Behavior Analysis InstructionThis unit describes the use of applied behavior analysis procedures to provide instruction to students with autism spectrum disorders | Lesson 3: Unit 2.1: Early Speaker BehaviorProvides an introduction to the instructional tactics that have proven to be effective in establishing speaker behavior in non-verbal students with autism spectrum disorders. | Lesson 4: Unit 2.2: Curriculum for Establishing Listener RepertoiresDescribes curriculum for listener behavior. | Lesson 5: Unit 2.3 Behavior Increase and Decrease Principles Used in Applied Behavior AnalysisDescribes the principles that control the increase and decrease of behavior. | Lesson 6: Unit 2.4: MeasurementDescribes measurement systems used in ABA. | Lesson 7: Unit 2.5: Teachers as Scientific Decision MakersDescribes how to graph data of student behavior and determine where and when to make decisions to improve outcomes. | Lesson 8: Unit 3.0 Self-RegulationExplains why it is important for students with autism spectrum disorders to learn to self-regulate. | Lesson 9: 3.1: Assessing Self-RegulationDescribes methods of assessing students' use of self-regulation strategies. | Lesson 10: 3.2: Monitoring Adaptive RespondingDescribes approaches to tracking the effects of self-regulation on students' adaptations to situations involving learning and performance | Lesson 11: 3.3: Teaching Choice-Making and Problem-Solving during Self-RegulationDescribes instructional approaches on how to teach choice-making skills and use of cue cards to self-regulate during learning and performance situations. | Lesson 12: Unit 4.0 Self-DeterminationOverview of Self-Determination | Lesson 13: 4.1: What is Self-Determination?Provides and overview of self-determination, how it is defined, and how those definitions are useful in education. | Lesson 14: 4.2: Assessing Self-DeterminationMethods of assessing the self-determination of children and youth with disabilities | Lesson 15: 4.3: Teaching Self-Determination SkillsDescribes different approaches to teaching students to be self-determined. | Lesson 16: 4.4: Opportunities for Self-DeterminationCovers the circumstances that encourage and support self-determined behavior. | Lesson 17: 4.5: Encouraging Self-Determination in Daily LivingProvides guidelines for encouraging self-determination during the routine activities of daily living. |
Additional Information | Course Title | : | Special Ed: Effective and Significant Approaches | | CEU Value | : | | | Standard | : | Course Adheres to the ANSI/IACET 1-2007 Standard | | Accreditation | : | | | Languages | : | English - United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and other English speaking countries | | Course Number | : | 5515 | | Course Type | : | College Level | | Course URL | : | | | Course Rating | : |  | | Instructor | : | | | Syllabus | : | | | Grading Policy | : | Earn a final grade of 70% or higher to receive a CEU Certificate documenting CEUs earned | | Assessment Method | : | Lesson assignments and review exams | | Duration | : | Continuous: Enroll anytime! | | Requirements | : | View Technical Requirements | | Course Fee | : | Basic Course: $30.00 (no CEU Certificate) | | | | | NOT FOR COLLEGE CREDIT This is a non-credit course, and is provided for your personal enrichment.
This course is not intended to be a substitute for any state, government, licensing, certification or educational requirements.
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