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.bN FRASER UNIVERSITY

Summer Semester 1998

EDUC 426 - 4 ?

C. Rosencrans

Teaching Children and Youth

Office: TBA

with Special Needs ?

Tel: 291-3395

E01.00

PREREQUISITE

60 credit hours.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course will examine the changing role of special education in today's schools. Focus will be

on the classroom implications of current issues and developments with regard to inclusion,

service delivery, and instructional strategies. Major categories of exceptionality (communication

disorders, social /emotional disorders, learning disabilities, auditory /visual, and gifted) will be

addressed to enable students to become acquainted with basic principles for meeting the unique

needs of exceptional students.

OBJECTIVES

• to become familiar with major categories of special need, with emphasis on the educational

implications for including children with special needs in regular classrooms.

• to develop teaching strategies for successful educational programs.

• to develop awareness of B.C. Ministry and school board policies and procedures with respect to

children with special needs.

• to deepen understanding of current issues and research in special education.

• to evaluate personal and societal beliefs about inclusion.

TOPICS

• Ministry Guidelines

• Categories of Exceptionality

• Assessment and Evaluation

• IEP Process

• Parents as Partners

REQUIREMENTS

1. Research Paper/Project - 40%

2. Response Journal - 30%

In-class Presentation - 10%

4. Two Position Papers - 20%

• School Support Models

• Service Delivery

• Classroom Strategies

• Adapting and Modifying Curriculum

REQUIRED TEXT

Friend, M., Buisuck, W. (1996). Including Students with Special Needs: A Practical Guide for

Classroom Teachers. Prentice-Hall.

(Additional readings will be distributed in class)