COURSE NUMBER: EDUC. 422-04

COURSE NAME:

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Learning Disabilities

SEMESTER:

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Summer Session (1974)

(July 2-Aug. 9)

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION

Diagnosis and remediation of disabilities in clinical and classroom

settings.

COURSE INFORMATION

Instructor

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Dates

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Day(s)

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Times

Dick Schamber ?

July 2-Aug.9

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M.W.

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8:30 - 12:20

Range of Topics

The general objective of the course is to provide an avenue for guided

study of the field of learning disability and children with learning

problems. The course will involve a brief discussion of terminology

and an historical overview of the field of learning disability, an

examination of the works of the major theorists in the field, diagnosis

or assessment in both the clinical and classroom setting (including

discussion of available tests and informal methods of assessment),

remediation in both the clinical and classroom setting, and other topics

relating to learning and learning problems which might be of utility

to the group. Field experience and observation will be arranged if

possible. Primary focus will be given to the elementary school-aged

child.

Recommended Reading

Reading assignments .

will be announced the first week of class. Generally

the assignments will be reasonable, with optional reading materials also

made available.

Requirements

Abstracts of three articles in the current literature relating to

learning disability.

A project of potential use to the student. The project may be selected

from a wide range of options, e.g., a paper of NO MORE than five type-

written pages; practical field experience; preparation of materials

of use to the student in the future; OR a student-proposed project

of potential use. There will be two objective (multiple choice, etc.)

tests and a take-home final.