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Learning Disabilities - Laboratory

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(E1.00) ?

(Cat. #41188)

Summer Session, 1993

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Instructor: N. Perry

(June 28 - August 6)

Tuesday/ Thursday, 5:30 - 9:20 p.m.

Location: MPX 7600 Back

PREREQUISITE or COREQUISITE:

EDUC 422.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course is the practical extension of EDUC 422: Learning Disabilities. Students will learn about and

gain experience with techniques for assessing and remediating learning disabilities. A major portion of

this course will be spent on a collaborative tutoring project. Two SFU students will work together to

assess a school-aged student's learning difficulties. Then, they will develop and implement a plan of

remediation for that student. To accomplish this project in just six weeks, SW students should be

prepared to meet with their tutoring partners and "tutees" outside of class time.

In addition to the tutoring project, students will be involved in discussions about current issues regarding

assessment and special education. Specifically, they will be asked to consider the utility of formal and

informal assessment techniques, including portfolio and performance assessments; evaluate the ethical

and practical implications of various models of support service delivery; and determine how such

tensions are resolved in the current BC curriculum. These discussions will be facilitated by guest

speakers and readings.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

Tutoring Project Report

Part 1 (due during the third week of class) will include a description of assessment results, remedial goals

and objectives, sample lesson plans and materials. (35%)

Part 2 (due during the last week of class) will include an evaluation of students progress during

remedia lion, samples of students work that support the evaluation, recommendations for future

reniediation. (35%)

Two short think papers (3-5 pages), one dealing with current issues about assessment, the other with

issues related to support service delivery. (20%)

Personal portfolio of teaching strategies, journal articles, and ideas that will be useful for future remedial

teaching. (10%)

REQUIRED READINGS AND MATERIALS

Manuals for assessing reading and learning difficulties will be available during the first class.

Readings relating to critical issues in assessment and remediation will be placed on reserve in the library.