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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
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EDUCATION 426-4
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TEACHING CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
Spring, 1994 ?
Instructor: Dr. P. Kosonen
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Tuesdays
4:30 - 8:20 P.M.
Location: MPX7610
PREREQUISITE
60 hours of credit and PSYC
351
or
355,
or equivalent.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
1. To increase knowledge of the range of exceptionalities with an emphasis on definitions,
characteristics, and educational implications of major categories of handicap.
2. To deepen understanding of issues related to teaching students with special needs
including current research in instructional psychology; status of special education in British
Columbia and Canada; and, comparable philosophies, practices, and policies in other
educational jurisdictions.
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To provide strategies for managing and delivering instruction in classrooms and schools.
COURSE TOPICS AND FORMAT
Text materials, lectures, and expert guests will address various categories of special need:
communication difficulties, emotional and behaviour disorders, learning disabilities, visual
and auditory impairments, physical and mental handicaps, health problems, developmental
disorders, giftedness, and cultural differences. Related topics (e.g. mainstreaming,
inclusion, noncategorical service delivery models, least restrictive environment) will be
examined. In addition, cooperative group learning methods will be employed to further
consolidate learning among course participants.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
1.
A case study report
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30%
2.
Two position papers (20% each)
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40%
3. Two quizzes based on textbook and lectures
(15%
each) ? 30%
(Additional details will be given at the first class meeting.)
TEXTBOOK
Schulz, J. B., Carpenter, C. D., and Turnbull, A. P. (1991).
Mainstreaming Exceptional
Students.
Toronto: Allyn and Bacon.
