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http://www.educ.sfu. a/ugradprogs/OutlinesfEduc422hoskyn.html

DR. MAUREEN HOSKYN

Office: EDB

8641

Phone:

Email: mhoskyn@sfu.ca

THURSDAYS 13:00-16:50 in EDB 7600F

PREREQUISITE (or concurrent):

EDUC 220

Objectives:

Education 422 is a theory-based course that is complimentary to Education 424, the practical lab-based

course on children with learning disabilities. In Education 422, students will be introduced to the

theoretical issues and foundations of the field of learning disabilities. Issues that will be discussed

include: the identification of children with learning disabilities, language based learning disabilities

(reading and writing), non-verbal learning disabilities, attention and memory, social learning disabilities.

Course assignments:

Summary of readings

Class participation

Annotated bibliography

1 paper

Final

20 marks

10 marks

15 marks

15 marks

40 marks

Textbook

Smith, Corinne Roth (2004) Learning Disabilities: The Interaction of Students and their Environments.

Boston MA: Allyn and Bacon. ISBN: 0205319521

Courseware: Available from the SFU bookstore.

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