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Non-Categorical Competency Based Teacher Training: An Operational Model For Special Education, University Of Northern Iowa

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The special education training program at the University of Northern Iowa provides a systematically integrated program designed to develop professional personnel with the requisite competencies to (a) diagnose and teach; (b) organize and supervise programs; (c) evaluate instructional programs; and d) train professional educators to implement programs for children and youth manifesting retardation and behavioral; learning; and multiple handicaps. Traditional categories of special education have been de-emphasized; and a systems approach has been applied within a conceptual model to guide the integration of didactics with practicum activities. The conceptual model is constructed upon the building blocks of (a) instructional methodology; …