Areas of Interest

Sample Academic Interest Areas for Communication Disorders Undergraduates:

Required Courses

FCS 2101	Child Development: Birth-2 years	3 s.h.
FCS 2104	Child Development: 3-K years	3 s.h.
RE 3902	Emergent Literacy	3 s.h.
CI 4200	Families in the Educational Process for Children: Birth through Kindergarten	3 s.h.

Optional Courses (select one sequence--take courses in listed order)

INFANCY: SPE 3273	Educational Assessment & Intervention for Infants with Disabilities and Their Families	3 s.h.
CI/FCS/SPE 4554	Infant/Toddler Curriculum	4 s.h.
PRESCHOOL: SPE 3272	Development, Assessment & Program Evaluation for Programs Serving Preschool & Kindergarten Children	3 s.h.
CI/FCS/SPE 4600	Curriculum & Instruction for Young Children Three through Kindergarten	4 s.h.
ASSESSMENT: SPE 3273	Educational Assessment & Intervention for Infants with Disabilities and Their Families	3 s.h.
SPE 3272	Development, Assessment & Program Evaluation for Programs Serving Preschool & Kindergarten Children	3 s.h.

Reading/Language Arts (Select 15 s.h. with the approval of your advisor):

RE 3070	Media for Young People	3 s.h.
RE 3240	World Literature for Children	3 s.h.
RE 3900	Principles of Reading Instruction for the Classroom Teacher	3 s.h.
RE 3902	Emergent Literacy	3 s.h.
RE 4620	Reading Instruction in the Middle/Junior and Senior High School	3 s.h.
RE 4710	Diagnosis and Remediation of Reading Problems	3 s.h

Special Education: Learning Disabilities (Select 15 s.h.* with the approval of your advisor):

SPE 3300	Creating Inclusive Learning Communities	3 s.h.
SPE 3350	Characteristics, Theories, and Diagnosis of Students with Learning Differences	3 s.h.
SPE 3360	Psychoeducational Strategies with Special Needs Learners (W)	3. s.h.
SPE 3370	Characteristics, Theories, and Diagnosis of Students with Cognitive Differences	3 s.h.
SPE 3374	Special Education Assessment	3 s.h.
SPE 4205	Inclusion	3 s.h.
SPE 4225**	Collaborative Relationships in Special Education	3 s.h.
SPE 4570**	Advocacy and Legislation in Special Education	3 s.h.
SPE 4601**	Classroom Management	3 s.h.

*Approval by the Special Education Program Coordinator is required for Minor status.

**These block courses require permission of the instructor

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