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EDUCATION 374-3/SPED 419
Special Topics:
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Communication Skills for Learning Disabled Adolescents
Summer Session
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Instructor:
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Barbara Hoskins
August 2-6
Monday-Friday, 9:00 - 4:00
Location: UBO
Course available to certified teachers only.
OVERVIEW:
This course designed to provide participants with a framework for language intervention for learning
disabled adolescents. The focus of the course will be on teaching language skills needed for
effective social interaction. We will explore specific language skills that provide a foundation for
effective communication in school, social and work situations. Participants will be taught specific
strategies for working with groups of adolescents. We will also discuss the relationship between oral
and written language and ways to teach written language as effective communication. The course will
be highly interactive and practical in nature..
SPECIFIC TOPICS:
Day 1 - Needs of Language/Learning Disabled Adolescents
Day 2 - Foundation Skills for Effective Communication
Day 3 - Strategies for Facilitating Conversation Groups in the Classroom Setting
Day 4 - Reading and Writing as Interactive Language Skills
Day - Integrating Language Intervention into the Curriculum
RECOMMENDED PARTICIPANTS
This course will be of particular interest to those who are currently working with, or who anticipate
working with, Learning Disabled Adolescents in Learning Assistance Programs, in Self Contained
Classrooms or in other Clinical Settings. Teachers, speech-language pathologists and psychologists
interested in facilitating effective communication are encouraged to enroll.
PROCEDURES FOR ASSIGNINÔ GRADES:
Participants will be required to complete readings both before and during the course. They will also
be expected to participate actively in class discussion, and role play activities as part of the course. A
final examination will be given on the last day of the course.
Points will be accumulated based on:
Daily Participation - 10 points daily
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= 50 points
Final Examination ?
= 50 points
100 points
Grade Assignments: ?
90 - 100 pts.
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A
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80-90pts. ?
B
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70-80pts. ?
C
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60-70pts. ?
D
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O-6opts. ?
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Under Review: May be changed.
