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Development and characteristics of learners. Human development and behavior -- Theoretical approaches to student learning and motivation -- Basic characteristics and defining factors for each of the major disability categories -- Impact of disabilities on individuals, families, and society across the life span -- Impact of language, cultural, and gender differences on the identification process -- Co-occurring conditions -- How family systems contribute to the development of individuals with disabilities -- Environmental and societal influences on student development and achievement -- Planning and the learning environment. Characteristics of good lesson plans -- Basic elements of effective lesson plans -- Learning objectives that are measureable and appropriately challenging -- Means of providing access to the curriculum -- Organizing the learning environment -- Understanding how to manage student behavior -- Theory and practice of effective classroom management -- Design and maintenance of a safe and supportive classroom environment that promotes student achievement -- Instruction. Instructional strategies/techniques that are appropriate, considering students' ages and abilities -- Instructional strategies for ensuring individual academic success in one-to-one, small group, and large group settings -- Instructional strategies that facilitate maintenance and generalization of concepts -- Selection and implementation of research-based interventions for individual students -- Selection and implementation of supplementary and/or functional curriculum -- Options for assistive technology -- Instructional strategies/techniques that support transition goals -- Preventive strategies and intervention strategies for at-risk learners -- Assessment. Effective and appropriate evidence-based assessments -- Define and use various assessments -- Interpret assessment results -- Understand and use the results of assessments -- Foundations and professional responsibilities. Federal definitions -- Federal requirements for the pre-referral, referral, and identification -- Federal safeguards of the rights of stakeholders -- Components of a legally defensible individualized education program -- Major legislation -- Roles and responsibilities of the special education teacher -- Roles and responsibilities of other professionals who deliver special education services -- Strengths and limitations of various collaborative approaches -- Communication with stakeholders -- Potential bias issues that may impact teaching and interactions with students and their families -- Sample test.