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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY ?

LEARNING DISABILITIES

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68592)

Fall Semester, 1992

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Instructor: ?

Leona Treloar

(September 8—December 4)

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854-1655

Tuesdays, 4:30-8:20 p.m.

Location: MPX 8620

PREREQUISITES

60 hours of credit and EDUC 220 or 401J402.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course focuses on the conceptual, research and assessment aspects of learning

disabilities. It is the prerequisite course to Education 424: Learning Disabilities

practicum/lab. Educ 424 focuses on providing students with instruction and practice in

informal assessment of reading and mathematics problems and remediation of them.

Major topics covered in EDUC 422 include: A lifespan approach to understanding

learning disabilities (LD), conceptual and definitional issues in LD, a language-

oriented view to reading disability, visual processing problems, reading research and

LD, metacognition and LD, social aspects of LD, assessment of reading problems,

math problems and writing problems of LD students.

TEXTBOOK

Wong, B.Y.L. (1991). Learning About Learning Disabilities. Academic Press.

ISBN 0-12-762530-5.

GRADING

Two quizzes, each worth 30%

Two short, 3-page Think Papers, each worth 10% (total 20%)

One long, 8-page Essay, worth 20%

INTENDED AUDIENCE OF THE COURSE

Students in education, psychology, counselling, nursing, and practicing teachers.