Students With Exceptionalities

This course examines both high and low incidence exceptionalities as identified by the Ministry of Education including learning disability, developmental disability, mild intellectual disability, autism, speech and language impairments, blind/low vision, deaf/hearing impaired, physical disabilities, and multiple exceptionalities, as well as rare syndromes. The etiology, prevalence, and potential impact on the developmental domains will be discussed for each exceptionality and syndrome. Current educational interventions, with an emphasis on the role of the Educational Assistant, will be reviewed, based on common school protocols and best practices.