EDUC 424 - 4 Learning Disabilities: Laboratory

Section: E1.00

Scheduled Final Exam: No

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Instructor: L. Prock

Office: 8528mpc

Tel: 291-3643

Fax: 291-3203

E-mail: leone_prock@sfu.ca

PREREQUISITE

Corequisite: Educ 422

COURSE DESCRIPTION

EDUC 422-4: Learning Disabilities

A study of conceptual and historic foundations of learning disabilities and an introduction to methodologies of diagnosis

and remediation of learning disabilities.

EDUC 424-4: Learning Disabilities Laboratory

Supervised experience in analysis and evaluation of treatment strategies to be used with students having learning

disabilities.

Students are encouraged to take sections E1.00 of Educ 424 and 422 together. Content of Educ 422 (E1.00) and Educ 424

(E1.00) will be packaged as one program. Thus, during May and June Educ 422 and Educ 424 content will be dealt with on

BOTH Tuesday and Thursday evenings.

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Educ 424 (E1.00) Meeting times change to 8:30 am to 12:20 pm in July

&

August in order to accommodate the on-campus

attendance of children who register in our summer tutoring program.

OBJECTIVES

EDUC 422-4 is designed as an introduction to the theoretical foundations of learning disabilities. Course content will

include definition; symptomatology; integrities for learning; diagnosis; remediation; current state of services for the

learning disabled child, adolescent and adult.

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.

REQUIREMENTS

EDUC 422-4 Grades will be based on a number of assignments, including investigation of a student-selected topic.

EDUC 424-4 Grades will be based on assignments including actual reports on assessment and tutoring.

Details regarding assignments will be provided at the first class meeting.

READINGS

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0-205-16171-5 ?

Crealock, C. & Bachor, ?

Allyn & Bacon, 1995 Instructional Strategies for

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(2nd ed.)

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Students with Special Needs

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