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LEARNING DISABILITIES

Spring Semester, 1989

Friday, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Saturday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

(every second week beginning

Friday, January 13, 1989)

LAB (Prince George)

Instructor: ?

Sharlene Lazin

Phone:

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536-6115

Location:

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SFU Prince George Site

Harwin School

PREREQUISITE

Educ. 422-4

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION

Educ. 424-4: Learning Disabilities: Laboratory

Supervised experience in analysis and evaluation of treatment strategies to be

used with classroom students having learning disabilities.

Educ. 424-4 provides a "live" experience in tutoring. Course content will

include task analysis and instructional programming; assessment and data

management; procedures for treating perceptual and cognitive problems;

behaviour management; and reporting techniques. Assignments include

actual reports on assessment and tutoring. There is no exam in this course.

Details will be provided at the first class meeting.

Friday night sessions will be a lecture format. Saturdays will be a combination

of lectures, workshops, and time for dealing with specific issues related to the

tutoring. Tutoring will be set up in addition to the regular class hours; Students

will have access to instructor via telephone, between class sessions. A contact

person in Prince George will also be available.

REQUIRED

TEXT

Mann, P.H., Suiter, P.A., McClung, R.M. Handbook in Dia

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(2nd Ed.), Allyn & Bacon. (or most current edition available)

Note: It is strongly recommended that students who have taken 422-4 prior to

1988 review a current textbook on learning disabilities. Texts by Mercer,

or Lerner, or Hallahan, Kauffmann & Lloyd are recommended.