Severe | OPTT

This licensure qualifies individuals to work with K-12 students with severe disabilities in a functional skills classroom. This includes working with students who have low-incidence disabilities, such as intellectual disabilities, physical disabilities, autism spectrum disorder, traumatic and acquired brain injury, and multiple disabilities. Students in this program learn the following evidence-based practices: creating daily schedules that maximize instructional time for students, effective behavior management strategies, systematic reinforcement, individual and small group instruction, implementing an effective teaching cycle, assessment, and managing and supervising paraprofessionals.

OPTT Course Sequence for Severe Emphasis

Fall 1
SPED 5011	Foundations in Special Education: Instructional Strategies, Behavior Management, and IEPs (2 cr)
SPED 5012	Basic Behavior Management and Instructional Strategies (3 cr)
SPED 5511	Reading/LA, Math, and Science for Students with Severe Disabilities: Content and Applications (2 cr)
SPED 5615	Practicum I for Severe Disabilities (3 cr)
SPED 5311	Reading and Language Arts Interventions for Students with Disabilities (1 cr)
Spring 1
SPED 5512	Curriculum for Students with Severe Disabilities: Life Skills: Content and Application (3 cr)
SPED 5625	Practicum II for Severe Disabilities (3 cr)
SPED 5014	Foundations in Assessment (2 cr)
Summer
SPED 5015	Law/Policies/Procedures (3 cr)
Fall 2
SPED 5013	Advanced Behavior Management and Instructional Strategies (3 cr)
SPED 5016	Technology and Collaboration for Teaching Exceptional Learners (3 cr)
SPED 5018	Eligibility Assessment (1 cr)
Spring 2
SPED 5017	Transition Planning and Collaboration for Teaching Exceptional Learners (3 cr)
SPED 5230	Student teaching (3-15 cr)