Abstract:
Sex education is already a subject many teachers are unprepared for with the general education
population. Then, turn to the special education teachers who may have it as their job to cover sex
education and it turns into a daunting task. Today, many teachers are ill-prepared to cover
important topics that every student should have access to. The analysis of several different
research articles covering the past, present, and future of sex education will drive change in how
teachers should view teaching this subject and help them feel more prepared to teach it in their
classroom. After a literature review, a plan was created for special education teachers of students
with moderate and severe disabilities to be able to feel more prepared to teach this subject to
their students. It covers what people have done in the past, what they are currently doing in
classrooms, what topics should be covered, and some strategies on providing that instruction to
students with moderate to severe disabilities. At the end of this plan there are sample lesson
plans to show how a lesson on some of the topics presented could look like.
