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.)
    ?
    30%
    Annotated bibliography ?
    10%
    Paper outline ?
    10%
    Final paper
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    207o
    Final exam ?
    307o
    REQUIREMENTS
    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 ?
    Phone: 604-291-3524
    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

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