SPED 590 Professional Prac for Special Educator
This course provides candidates with the ability to establish and utilize collaborative partnerships with parents, students, related service professionals, paraprofessionals and a variety of community agencies to improve learning in the classroom and to facilitate transition planning for those with special needs. This course also addresses the consulting role of the special educator in regular education and collaborative strategies and services responsive to the needs of students with disabilities or at-risk students in the regular educator classroom. This course requires a field-based experience to facilitate assessment of collaborative practices in a school setting.
PRQ: SPED 342/542, SPED 343/543, SPED 344/544, SPED 350/550, SPED 353/553, & SPED 354/554; passing score on the Illinois Basic Skills Exam or the Test of Academic Proficiency (TAP) or the ACT Plus Writing/SAT composite.