SPN 504 - Assessment and Educational Planning

(Cr: 3)

This is a process-oriented, hands-on course designed to teach formal and informal methods and procedures that can be used by special needs educators to study the educational functioning of elementary and middle school students. Observation, interview, curriculum-based measures, and formal approaches will be used with a particular focus on literacy, math, learning style, and affective/cognitive factors related to learning. Activities, content, and materials are related to the current and relevant Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks.