Winter Session, 1991

(January 15- April 16)

Location: Fort St. John

Instructor. Lesley Lahaye

Special Services, S.Dd#60

Phone: 785-2771

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EDUCATION 422-4 ?

LEARNING DISABILiTIES

PREREQUJSrIE

60 hours of credit,

Educ 220 or

adequate instructional psychology courses at discretion of instructor.

COURSE (Xflhit'XE:

Educ 422-4 is a study of the historic and conceptual foundations

of learning

disabilities and

an Introduction to

the

methodologies of diagnosis and remedlation

of learning disabilities. Course content will include; definitions and theoretical

perspectives, etiology, incidence, investigation of the various types of leaning

disabilities and their characteristics, assessment practices and general approaches to

remediatlon, service delivery models, and consideration

of

learning disabilities.

COURSE

Grades will be based on assignments and quizzes as follows

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Two short papers, each worth 25%

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Quizzes will be open book and will cover material from lectures, in-class videos,

textbook, and handouts. Topics for the papers will Indude using a piece of

children's literature to promote an understanding of learning disabilities, and a

short reflection paper. Each paper is expected to be about 3 pages in length.

DATES OF CLASSES:

Classes will be held on WedILesdiy evenings from 5:00 PM to 900 PM, January

15th

through April 16th (no c1ss on March 19th), at the

Northern Ughts College campus.

REQUIRED TE)cr;

Crealoclç Carol & kchor, Dan (1995). Lnsructiona1

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