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Faculty of Education

Centre for Distance Educatio

Simon Fraser University

WMC 1300 291-3524

EDUCATION 422-4

LEARNING DISABILITIES

This course provides a framework for understanding learning disabilities. It

focuses on conceptual, historical and research issues in the learning disabilities

field. It is the prerequisite or corequisite to Education 424 (Learning Disabilities

Practicum).

Each chapter of the assigned text has its own accompanying sets of review

and thinking questions. Students should carefully work through these questions.

They are for your own benefit and are not to be handed in for marking. There are

three Think Papers that are to be submitted for marking and are worth 30% of

REQUIRED TEXT

Wong, Bernice Y. L..

The Abc's Of Learning Disabilities,

Academic Press Inc.,

Three Think Papers - 30%

Mid-term exam - 35%

SUPPLEMENTARY FEES:

Course Materials & Service Fee

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$30

Deposit for Additional Materials ?

$20