The faculty of the Special Education Program at Marywood University
believes that there is no typical at-risk child or adolescent, nor any
one curriculum that matches each disability. Similarities
among
all children are stressed rather than the narrow dissimilar features
that separate them. Students explore the total environment of
the
child and adolescent, including the classroom, home, and community.
Only after developing an understanding of children from a
variety
of perspectives can the teacher develop instructional methods and
materials that best meet the needs of the individual.