Ainsworth, Melissa

Send email to Dr. Ainsworth

Phone: (703) 993-5469
Fax: (703) 993-3681
Email: mainswor (@gmu.edu)

Dr. Ainsworth is an Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Education. She teaches courses in the Adapted Curriculum Program both in the Severe Disabilities Consortium and in Cohort Outreach programs.

·        

• Special Education: Adapted Curriculum
• Helen A. Kellar Institute for Human disAbilities
• School of Education
• College of Education and Human Development
• Special Education: Non-licensure

• Introduction to Special Education (EDSE - 501)
• Foundations of Language and Literacy for Individuals with Severe Disabilities (EDSE - 557)
• Curriculum and Methods: Severe Disabilities (EDSE - 661)
• Individualized Supports and Specialized Care of Students with Severe Disabilities (EDSE - 669)
• Curriculum and Methods in Severe Disabilities (EDSE - 463)

• Communication and Severe Disabilities (EDSE 434)
• Medical and Developmental Risk Factors for Children with Disabilities (EDSE 447)
• Foundations of Language and Literacy for Diverse Learners (EDSE 457)
• Clinical Practice and Seminar 1: Adapted (Severe Disabilities) (EDSE 465)
• Clinical Practice and Seminar 2: Adapted (Severe Disabilities) (EDSE 466)
• Foundations of Language and Literacy for Individuals with Severe Disabilities (EDSE 467)
• Individualized Supports and Specialized Care of Students with Severe Disabilities (EDSE 469)
• Internship: Adapted (Severe Disabilities) (EDSE 483)
• Assessment and Program Planning for Adapted Curriculum (EDSE 533)
• Communication and Severe Disabilities (EDSE 534)
• Characteristics of Students with Mental Retardation (EDSE 542)
• Characteristics of Students with Severe Disabilities (EDSE 547)
• Special Topics in Education (EDSE 597)
• Internship: Adapted Curriculum (EDSE 784)
• Internship in Special Education (EDSE 790)
• Independent Study for the Doctor of Philosophy in Education (EDUC 897)
• Advanced Internship in Education (EDUC 994)