Project INTERFACE 2000

Bilingual/ESL/Multicultural Special Education

Scope of Program
Total Units: 38-60

Prerequisite 
SERP 500 Foundations of Special Education & Rehabilitation

Learning Disabilities Core: (18)

SERP 505   Introduction to Learning Disabilities    3
SERP 507a Diagnosis of Learning Disabilities   3
SERP 507b Advanced Diagnosis of Learning Disabilities   3
SERP 508   Teaching Learning Disabled Elementary Students   3
SERP 534   Language Development for the Exceptional Child   3

Collaboration and Consultation Core: (3)

SERP 597e Consultation and Collaboration
                      with Special Needs Students   3

    
Bilingual/ESL Core: (21)

LRC 512  Educating the Culturally Diverse   3
LRC 504  Language & Culture in Education   3
LRC 518  Methods & Materials in Bilingual Education   3
LRC 510  Educating the Bilingual Learner   3
LRC 528  Bilingual Curriculum Development   3
LRC 514  Bilingual Reading & Writing   3
ENG 613  Teaching of ESL   3
ENG 506  Modern Grammar & Usage   3
ENG 508  English as a Second Language in Bilingual Education   3
LRC 694a Bilingual Education Practicum   3

Educational Media, Technology & Literacy Core: (3)

LRC 515  Media & Reading, Language Arts   3
                          or 
LRC 530  Computer Applications for Teachers    3

 
Bilingual Special Education Core:  (19) 

 SERP 504 Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in the Exceptional Learner    3
 SERP 535 Assessment of Bilingual Exceptional Learners    2
 SERP 536 Teaching Bilingual Exceptional Learners    2
 SERP 593 ESL/Bilingual/Learning Disabilities Internship    8
 SERP 595e Colloquium: Bilingual Special Education    2
 

Selective Courses

Behavior/Classroom Management Selectives:

SERP 502 Behavior Principles for the Handicapped    3
SERP 551 Teaching Children with Behavior Disorders    3
EdP 517 Classroom Application of Behavior Modification    3

Language Selectives:

ENG 620 Cultural Dimensions of Second Language Acquisition    3
LINQ 430 Language Variation    3
LRC 553 Language Acquisition & Development    3
LRC 554 Applied Linguistics in Education    3
SPAN 473 Spanish for the Bilingual Classroom Teacher    3
LING 552 Language Disorders in School Age Children    3

 
Reading/Writing Selectives:

LRC 406 Foundations of Reading Instruction in Spanish    2
LRC 634 Reading Comprehension: Theories, Research Methods    3
LRC 537 Reading Diagnosis & Instruction    3
LRC 551 Reading, Writing & Texts: A Psycho-Sociolinguistic Perspective    3
LRC 578 Field Experience    3
LRC 595d Colloquium: Applications of Language and Literacy    3
LRC 653 Written Language Development    3

Research/Assessment Selectives:

EdP 558 Educational Tests & Measurement    3
EdP 673 Theory Intellectual Assessment    3
EdP 674a Field Intellectual Assessment    3
LRC 596c Seminar: Research in Language and Literacy    1-6
TTE 696b Research on Teaching    3

Multicultural Selectives

EDUC 601 Culture and Personality of the Mexicans    3
ANTH 476 Language and Culture    3
EdP   695b Colloquium: Issues in Educational Psychology    3

  LRC 420 Educating the Culturally Diverse    2
LRC 595c Colloguium: Issues in Educating Mexican American Children     3
LRC 595 Comparison of U.S. and Mexican Families    3

INTERFACE 2000 PROJECT DIRECTOR:

Grant Abstract:
INTERFACE 2000 ABSTRACT

Other Programs Directed by Dr. Fletcher:
Verano en Mexico (SERP 575/599): a bilingual foreign study abroad program
sponsored by The University of Arizona and the Study Abroad Office
Verano En Mexico Education in Mexico:   Brochure
Pictures from Verano en Mexico: foreign study abroad

Department of Special Education, Rehabilitation, & School Psychology (SERSP)


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UP DATED INFORMATION

Department of Disability and Psychoeducational Studies was previously "Special Education, Rehabilitation, and School Psychology (SERSP)" before July 1, 2009. However, it has since been renamed and now has a fourth major, School Counseling. Please note that when SERSP or SERP is found in older documentation or forms, for any follow-up, refer to DPS,

This page created September 1999/ updated February 2001

Patricia Foreman, retired from the UofA in 2005, is still active as a web master.