COSD 403
PUBLIC SCHOOL METHODS IN A DIVERSE SOCIETY
- Catalog Entry
COSD 403. Public School Methods in a Diverse Society
Three hours lecture (3).
Prerequisites: COSD 315
A study of clinical delivery and administration of services
to the communicatively disordered children and adolescents
in the culturally diverse school setting, including current
regulations and issues. Must be taken for Virginia Teacher
Certification.
- Detailed Description of Content of Course
Course will cover the information necessary to design and
implement a public school-based speech/language/hearing program
in a culturally diverse setting. Prevention, assessment and
intervention strategies will be included. Specific topics will
include:
- Overview of school-based speech/language/hearing programs
- Public school speech-language pathologist (SLP) qualifications
- Federal legislation and state guidelines for school-based
speech/language/hearing programs
- Special education processes for speech/language/hearing
impaired children
- Referral and screenings
- Child study
- Assessment
- Identification
- Eligibility
- Individualized Educational Programs (IEPs)
- Service delivery and scheduling models
- Program implementation
- Cultural diversity in educational settings
- Contemporary issues facing public school-based SLPs
- Detailed Description of Conduct of Course
Class will include lecture, oral presentations, and directed
readings. A variety of projects may be assigned which may include
case studies, abstract presentations, materials review and
proposals, and field trips. Guest lecture presentations may
also be included.
- Goals and Objectives of the Course
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able
to:
- Demonstrate knowledge of required qualifications for SLPs
in public school settings.
- Demonstrate knowledge of state and federal guidelines
governing speech/language/hearing programs in the public
school setting.
- Identify and explain varied service delivery and scheduling
models used in the public school setting.
- Demonstrate knowledge of a variety of treatment techniques
appropriate for use in the public school setting.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the impact of cultural diversity
on the SLP in the educational setting.
- Assessment Measures
Student performance may be assessed using a variety of measures,
including a midterm examination, multimedia presentations,
reports and a final examination.
- Other Course Information
None
- APPROVAL AND SUBSEQUENT REVIEW
DATE ACTION APPROVED BY
January 2006 Reviewed and approved Dr. Kenneth Cox, Chair |