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disorders. It is designed to increase SPEDU 527 - Seminar in Autism
students’ awareness of the causes Credit Hours: 3
and characteristics of a variety of
speech problems, language and Prerequisite: SPEDU 501
communication disorders together This course covers the most
with current approaches to service advanced issues in Autism, new
provision. And the support needs approaches and researches, family
will be examined. Several specific and early intervention programs,
programs will be studied in greater rehabilitation and community
detail, and students will be expected services and legislations. This course
to complete an in-depth study in one covers issues related to different
of these areas. resources and new programs in the
SPEDU 525 - Seminar in Gifted field of Autism and related services
and Talented Education in special education. This course
will cover readings and research
Credit Hours: 3 on narrative people with Autism as
Prerequisite: SPEDU 501 well as field visits to Autism center
in UAE. This course design to help
This course covers the most students to examine current research
advanced issues in gifted and on Autism and related services
talented programs, new approaches programs provides for persons with
and researches, international autism and their families. Programs
experiments and schools in this and activities designed to increase
field, community services and students’ awareness and knowledge
legislations. This course covers of the characteristics and the
focus in new methods and educational, psychological, social,
educational programs for gifted medical needs and support needs
and talented characteristics, needs, for Autism. Several specific programs
and rehabilitation and community will be studied in greater detail,
services and new techniques. This and students will be expected to
course will focus in new approaches complete an in-depth study in one of
and researches in this field. these areas.
Evaluation, assessment and prepare
qualified teachers and resource
room. This course design to help
students to Examines current
research on Gifted and Talented It
is designed to increase students’
awareness of the characteristics
and the educational needs of
giftedness and talented students.
current approaches to service them.
And the support needs will be
examined. Several specific programs
will be studied in greater detail,
and students will be expected to
complete an in-depth study in one of
these areas.

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