Prerequisites:
Completion of SDIS 111, SDIS 112 with grade of C or better
Concurrent enrollment in SDIS 221
Examines and applies gross and fine motor development across school, home and community settings. Values that will be promoted include
Prerequisites:
Completion of SDIS 221, SDIS 222 with grade of C or better
Concurrent enrollment in SD 222
Examines typical and atypical development of basic communication, basic sign language, focus on early intervention strategies for communication, positive behavioral supports, and characteristics of students with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Prerequisites:
Acceptance into Severe Disabilities program of Teacher Education Completion of or concurrent enrollment in SDIS 111 grade C or better
Addresses foundational concepts, best practices, issues in special education/general education, and instructional strategies for target population. Examines characteristics of the SD population in the Pacific, etiologies, and atypical vs. typical development with a focus on motor development and early intervention.
Prerequisites:
C or better in ENG 111 and ENG 105
Acceptance into Severe Disabilities program of Teacher Education
Co-requisite:
SDIS 112
Examines typical and atypical development and early intervention Person-Centered Planning, authentic assessment, interpretation of assessment findings, development of intervention plans (IEP, IFSP), implementation of strategies, IEP development for children with motor, communication, nutrition, feeding and sensory disorders.
Prerequisites:
B or better in DEAF 444
Provides teacher candidates with on-the-job student teaching internship in their own classroom of deaf students with supervision and mentoring. Instruction will include literacy development and content instruction in all subject areas. For students with no master teacher, this course is the second semester of a 2-semester requirement within their own classroom and supervised by NSSP personnel.
Prerequisites:
B or better in DEAF 442
Provides teacher candidates with on-the-job student teaching internship in their own classroom of deaf students with supervision and mentoring. Instruction will include literacy development and content instruction in all subject areas. For students with no master teacher, this course is the first semester of a 2-semester requirement within their own classroom and supervised by NSSP personnel.
Prerequisites:
Completion of DEAF 442 with a B or better, bilingual fluency (ASL/English)
Students who have earned a BA/BS degree and have their own classrooms replace DEAF 443 with DEAF 444 & DEAF 445
Provides teacher candidates with full-time supervised student teaching experience in a deaf education classroom for one semester with a master teacher where they would gradually be expected to be responsible for all aspects of the classroom. Instruction will include literacy development and content instruction in all subject areas.
Prerequisites:
Completion of DEAF 331, DEAF 332 with a B or better, bilingual fluency (ASL/English)
Co-requisite:
DEAF 441
Designed to provide pre-service teachers with an authentic experience working with deaf students in educational settings. This Practicum focuses on bilingual literacy development and instruction in social studies and Pacific literature using Bilingual methods for teaching deaf students.
Prerequisites:
Completion of DEAF 331, DEAF 332 with a B or better, bilingual fluency (ASL/English)
Reviews foundations for standards-based curriculum development and applications for teaching deaf students. Presents advanced evidence-based instructional practices for assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of student learning related to mathematics and science. Course assignments will be based, in part, on practicum experiences.
Prerequisite:
B or better in DEAF 221
Designed to provide pre-service teachers with an authentic experience working with deaf students in educational settings. The course includes a minimum of 6 hours of field experience per day, five days per week for six weeks at the Majuro Deaf Education Center or other deaf education class. This Practicum focuses on language development and general instructinal practices in Deaf Education.
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