EDUCATION 426-4 (E1.00)

TEACHING CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH SPECIAL NEEDS ?

(Cat. #73263)

Summer Session, 1994

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Instructor: ?

Peter Kosonen

(June 27-August 5)

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Office: ?

TBA

Tuesday & Friday, 8:30-12:20 ? Phone: ?

291-3395 (messages)

Location: MPX 7610

PREREQUISITE-

60 hours of credit and PSYC 351 or 355

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.

3.

To provide strategies for managing and delivering instruction in classrooms and schools.

COURSE TOPICS AND FORMAT:

Text materials, lectures, handouts, and other resources 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...............................................................................................30%

2.

Two positions papers (20% each)..........................................................................40%

3. Two quizzes based on readings, lectures, and classwork (15% each).........................30%

(Additional details will be given at the first class meeting.)

REQUIRED TEXT:

Schulz, J.B., Carpenter, C.D., and Turnbull, A. P. (1991).

Mainstreaming Exceptional

Students.

Toronto: Allyn and Bacon.

RECOMMENDED TEXT:

Winzer, M. (1993).

Children with Exceptionalities: A Canadian Perspective,

Prentice

Hall: Scarborough.