Assessment and Intervention for Children with Intellectual Disability Course

This course discusses material related to the basic science of assessment and intervention for mentally retarded children, principles and theories related to assessment and intervention for mentally retarded children, the nature and characteristics of mentally retarded children, the meaning and purpose of assessment for mentally retarded children, benefits and scope assessment of mentally retarded children, assessment of psychological and academic abilities and needs of mentally retarded children, diagnostic process in assessing mentally retarded children, development of assessment instruments for mentally retarded children, models; methods; techniques for implementing assessments of mentally retarded children, interpretation of assessment data for mentally retarded children, understanding; aims and functions of child intervention mentally retarded, scope; principles; forms of intervention for mentally retarded children, components; approaches; models of intervention for mentally retarded children, educational interventions and learning difficulties for mentally retarded children, school-based interventions; families; classes for mentally retarded children, intervention for mentally retarded children who are aggressive and like to be alone, intervention with behavior modification, etc. for mentally retarded children, intervention programs for mentally retarded children, equipping students to be able to make decisions in applying assessments and interventions for mentally retarded children based on analysis of information, assessment results in providing alternative solutions to problems for mentally retarded children in the form of intervention programs and special services for mentally retarded children that include skills create assessment instruments and carry out assessments for mentally retarded children as well as plan, implement, evaluate intervention programs for mentally retarded children by utilizing knowledge, experience related to assessment and intervention for mentally retarded children, and authentic assessments independently and with full responsibility for mentally retarded children (intervention program for mentally retarded children includes: problems to be overcome or potential to be developed, objectives, media; materials; tools; time; place, steps, evaluation, follow-up)