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CENTRE FOR ONLINE AND DISTANCE EDUCATION

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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

LEARNING DISABILITIES

C100

Teachers and healthcare professionals in the field of learning disabilities in Canada are faced with the

challenge of integrating ideas from academic disciplines that have their origins in diverse schools of

thought. What consensus is there in the field regarding the characteristics of children with learning

disabilities? What are the neurobiological, social, and cultural origins of learning disabilities? What can

teachers and healthcare professionals do to better understand children with learning disabilities?

Education 422 is a theory based course that reviews the conceptual and research dimensions of

learning disabilities from a North American and international perspective. It forms a framework for

the more practical dimensions of teaching children with learning disabilities presented in Education

424: Learning Disabilities laboratory (for which Educ 422 is a prerequisite or corequisite).

PREREQUISITE:

EDUC 315 or PSYC 250

TEXT(S):

Smith, C.

R. Learning Disabilities (5th ed.)

Pearson Education. (2004)

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REQUIREMENTS:

Online participation(responses to readings & assign.)

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30%

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10%

Paper outline

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10%

Final paper

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207o

Final exam

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30%

REQUIREMENTS NOTE:

Please see exam schedule in Registration Timetable.

Students requiring accommodations as a result of a disability, must contact

the Centre for Students with Disabilities (604-291-3112 or csdo@sfu.ca

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DELIVERY MODE:

Print

WebCT

MODE OF DELIVERY NOTE:

SUPPLEMENTARY FEES:

Course materials and service fee

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$40.00

Deposit for additional materials

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$25.00

Note:

All

distance education courses have a CODE package containing assignment due dates, etc, that

students are to either pick up or request that it be mailed when registering on g0SFLI.

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1300 West Mall Complex

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Phone: 604-291-3524

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Last updated: 10/25/2005

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