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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY ?
Education 382-3
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Accommodating Students with Learning Disabilities in the Regular
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Elementary Classroom
Summer Session, 1990
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Instructor: Dr. Betty C. Epanchin
MTWRFS
8:30-12:30
July 16-25,1990
Location: U. Vic.(Elliott 165)
Prerequisite:
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Certified Practicing Teacher
Course Description:
This course is designed for teachers who are working with learning
disabled students in regular elQmentary classrooms. It is intended to
provide an overview of theories about learning disabilities and a more
in-depth examination of strategies for working with children in the
classroom.
When students complete this course they will have a basic
understanding of characteristics of learning disabled students and
etiological theories of learning disabilities. They will also be able to
use both child-focused and classroom-focused assessment techniques
and they will be able to describe and critique several different
instructional approaches that may be used in the regular education
classroom to help children who have learning disabilities.
The class will be set up in such a way that students see the instructor
model techniques that are appropriate for use in regular
mainstream classrooms. Textbook content will be taught using
cooperative learning approaches and self-monitoring procedures.
Required Text
Learner, J.W., (1988), Learnin
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Disabilities: Theories. Diagnosis
and Teaching Strate
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ies, (5th Edition), Dallas: Houghton.
There will be additional assignments from journals and other texts.
These may be purchased the first day of class.
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Specific class topics and assigned readings:
July 16
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Introduction, historical view, and discussion of
characteristics of children with learning disabilities -
Chapters 1 & 2
July 17
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Theoretical perspectives for understanding learning
disabilities - Chapters 6 & 7
July 18 & 19 Assessment procedures - Chapters 3 & 4
July 20
July 21
July 23
July 24
Dealing with oral and written language problems in
the classroom - Chapters 11 & 13
Reading problems and classroom interventions -
Chapter 12
Mathematics problems and classroom interventions -
Chapter 14
Classroom interventions that work with social and
emotional problems - Chapter 15
Exam
July 25
Grades:
Grades will be determined on the basis of points earned during the
class. The final exam will be worth 100 points. In addition, there
will be daily exercises and reviews that will be worth 10 points each
and 10 bonus points will be awarded for students who complete the
extra assignments. All points will be added and computed in accord
with the universities' grading criteria.
