Fall Semester 1994

(September 6 - December 5)

Tuesdays, 16:30 - 20:20

Location: MPX 8620F

Instructor:

Dr. Bernice Wong

Office:

MPX 9505

Telephone:

291-4115

Messages:

291-3395

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LEARNING DISABILITIES

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(E1.O0)

PREREQUISITES

60 hours of credit and EDUC 220, or EDUC 401/402.

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 35%

Two short, 3 page Think Papers, each worth 15%