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    SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
    EDUCATION
    370-3 ?
    (P2.00)
    SPECIAL TOPIC:
    ASSESSING AND PROGRAMMING OF STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES
    Summer Session, 1991
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    Instructor:
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    Moira Munro
    (July 3- 12)
    Monday - Saturday, 8:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.
    Location: Milner Education Centre
    6656 Glover Road, Langley
    PREREQUISITE:
    Educ 401i402, or equivalent and certified practising teacher.
    TOPICAL OUTLINE BY DAY OF THE WEEK
    An Introduction to Assessment
    1)
    An historical perspective
    2)
    Uses and abuses
    3)
    Current Concerns
    Screening - the first stage of Assessment
    1) Who do we screen?
    2) When do we screen?
    3)
    What do we use?
    - good screening measures
    formal
    informal
    classroom based
    criterion referenced
    Classroom Observation - the second stage of Assessment
    1)
    What to look for
    2)
    How to intervene
    Developing a Diagnostic Orientation
    - a closer look at identified screening measures
    Assessment
    1)
    Collection of data
    2)
    Assessment tools
    3)
    Interpretation of results
    4) Recommendations
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    So After We've Assessed - What Then?
    1)
    Communicating with parents, students and teachers
    2)
    Classroom interventions
    3)
    Remedial programming
    4) Resource rooms
    A Cooperative Planning Model
    1)
    Identification
    2) Teaching strategies
    A Cooperative Planning Model (cont'd)
    1)
    Curriculum support
    2) Evaluation
    Frida y . Jul y
    12
    Consultation
    COURSE EVALUATION
    There will be two examinations. The first will be related to pre-course
    readings. The second will cover content presented during the course. As well,
    class participation and daily preparation will be included as considerations in
    determining the final grade.
    REQUIRED READINGS
    Selected journal articles.

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