EDU 971: Issues in Special Education

This is an upper level course that prepares you to work in the field of Special Education. In this course you will study various contemporary articles on ADD/ADHD along with the foundations, characteristics, and methods in teaching children with ADD/ADHD. You will study empirically-based methods and strategies to successfully teach students with ADD/ADHD. Practical information on ADD/ADHD across the lifespan, written by leading experts from multiple perspectives will be studied.

Textbooks:

“ADHD and Education- Foundations, Characteristics, Methods and Collaboration” by Sydney S. Zentall. Pearson publishers. ISBN: 0-13-098173-7

“ADHD – Achieving Success in School and in Life” by Barbara P. Guyer. Pearson publishers. ISBN: 0-205-29229-1