CENTRE FOR ONLINE AND
DIS•CE
EDUCATION ?
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
Fall
SEMESTER 2007 COURSE OUTLINE
EDUC 422-4 (EDUCATION)
LEARNING DISABILITIES
C100
Teachers and healthcare professionals in the field of learning disabilities in Canada are faced with the
challenge of integrating ideas from academic disciplines that have their origins in diverse schools of thought.
What consensus is there in the field regarding the characteristics of children with learning disabilities? What are
the neurobiological, social, and cultural origins of learning disabilities? What can teachers and healthcare
professionals do to better understand children with learning disabilities? Education 422 is a theory based course
that reviews the conceptual and research dimensions of learning disabilities from a North American and
international perspective. It forms a framework for the more practical dimensions of teaching children with
learning disabilities presented in Education 424: Learning Disabilities laboratory (for which Educ 422 is a
prerequisite or corequisite).
PREREQUISITE (S):
EDUC 315 or PSYC 250.
TEXT(S):
Smith,
C. R. Learning Disabilities: The Interaction
of
Students and Their Environment (5th ed.)
University of
Ottawa (2004).
REQUIREMENTS:
Online participation(responses to readings & assign.)
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30%
Annotated bibliography ?
10%
Paper outline ?
10%
Final paper
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207o
Final exam ?
307o
Refer to exam schedule on the CODE web site <http:/ /www.sfu.ca/cde
>.
NOTE:
Students requiring accommodations as a result of a disability, must contact the Centre for
Students with Disabilities (604-291-3112 or csdo@sfu.ca
).
DELIVERY MODE:
Print
WebCT
(see over for computer requirements)
MODE OF
DELIVERY NOTE:
n/a
SUPPLEMENTARY FEES:
Course materials and service fee
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$40.00
Deposit for additional materials ?
$35.00
Note: Every distance course includes a CODE package containing assignment deadlines and other information. Please
pick it up at the Centre or ask that it be mailed when registering on g0SFU.
1300 West Mall Centre ?
Web: www.sfu.ca/cde ?
Toll Free in Canada: 1-800-663-1411
Last updated: 6/7/2007
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Fax: 604-291-4964