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EDUCATION 424-4 (E2.00) ?

LEARNING DISABILITIES LABORATORY

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(Cat.

#88503)

Summer Session, 1994

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Instructor: Kathy Thomas

(June 27—Aug. 5)

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Office: ?

MPX 8554

Tuesday & Thursday, 17:30-21:20

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Phone: ?

291-3395 (messages)

Location: MPX 8620F

PREREQUISITE OR CO REQUISITE

EDUC 422

COURSE OUTLINE

This course is the practical extension of EDUC 422: Theory

of

Learning

Disabilities. As such, it focuses on the assessment of learning disabled (LD)

students' academic difficulties, the provision of appropriate instructional

programming/ strategies, and the evaluation of intervention strategies.

Topics covered include: educational difficulties of LD students;

assessment procedures/techniques and the development of individual

educational plans; strategy interventions; record keeping and reporting

assessment results to parents and teachers.

A major course requirement is the tutoring of an LD child or adolescent.

During July, EDUC 424 students are required to spend On campus, three

additional one and a half hour (11/2) sessions per week tutoring in

addition to attending scheduled lectures. The tentative tutoring times are

3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. More

information about the tutoring program will be provided at the first class.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Students are required to assess the learning problems of a child or

adolescent and develop an appropriate educational plan. Assignments are

to (a) provide an initial assessment of academic difficulties (25%); (b)

design an individual education plan for the remediation of some specific

difficulties (25%); (c) keep a daily record of tutoring sessions evaluate the

effectiveness of the remediation/intervention for the learner, and write a

final report for parents and teachers (35%); and (d) develop a resource file

of teaching strategies, journal articles, materials and ideas which will be

useful for future remedial teaching (15%).

Bos, C. & Vaughn, S. (1994). Strategies for teaching students with learning

& behaviour problems. Allyn & Bacon.