INEC 503 - Assessment for Planning in Inclusive Early Childhood Education Systems

The focus of this course is to examine and practice how assessment drives planning and instruction. This course will also focus on the processes leading up to and including the development of useful, practical, and teacher/family-friendly Individualized Family Service Plans (IFSPs) and Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) to address the requirements of State and Federal regulations and the specific needs of children, birth through age 8, and families. We will explore required skills needs for the IFSP/IEP process as well as regulatory information, referral information, evaluations, eligibility procedures and requirements, identifying present levels of performance, writing meaningful and measurable annual goals and short-term objectives/benchmarks, teacher participation, functional behavior assessments, and development of the IFSP/IEP.

Prerequisites & Notes
30 hours fieldwork required for Initial certification. 20 hours fieldwork required for Changing Level certification. 25 hours fieldwork required for Same Level certification. Prerequisites: Initial certification: INCL 501, INCL 502, INEC 510 Changing Level certification: INCL 601, INCL 602, INEC 510 Same Level certification: INCL 601 and 602

Credits: 3