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Summer Semester 2002
EDUC 422 - 4
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Dr. Maureen Hoskyn
Learning Disabilities
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Office: EDB 8641
Phone: 291-5808
D01.00
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Email: rnhoskyn@sfu.ca
Monday 13:00-16:50 in EDB 8620
PREREQUISITE
60 credit hours & coreq EDUC 220
DESCRIPTION
This course provides students with an understanding of what the concept of learning disabilities is
all about. It also informs students on current issues and research findings in the field.
Hence, Educ 422 focuses more on conceptual and research dimensions of learning disabilities, and
lays the necessary foundation for the more practical dimensions of assessment and remediation of
learning disabilities in Educ 424: Learning Disabilities Practicum.
REQUIREMENTS
• Midterm - 35%
• Finals - 35%
• Three think papers, each worth 10% each - total 30%
REQUIRED READINGS
Wong, B.Y. L. The ABC's of Learning Disabilities. San Diego: Academic Press, 1996.
ISBN 0-12-76254-3.
Assigned Educ 422 readings, to be purchased from SFU bookstore.
