EDUC Outline ?

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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY ?

SUMMER SEMESTER 2005

EDUC 426-4

Email: itzoneva@sfu.ca

TUESDAY 12:00-15:50 in ROOM A421

UCFV (ABBOTSFORD)

PREREQUISITE

60 credit hours.

DESCRIPTION

Education 426 is a course that explores the challenges faced by children

with low incidence disabilities (e.g., autism, severe developmental

disabilities) in a school environment. The focus of the course will be on

intervention approaches to assist children with special needs in the

classroom. Each student will be required to conduct a case study which

involves either (1) spending a minimum of 15 hours assisting a child or

adult with disabilities in a school and/or home environment or (2) reading

and reviewing a book focusing on the challenges faced by a child or adult

with disabilities.

COURSE ASSIGNMENTS

Case study - 30 marks

Case study presentation - 10 marks

Mid-term -30 marks

Final - 30 marks

COURSE TEXT

Vaughn, S., Bos, C., & Shay, J. (2003). Teaching exceptional, diverse, and

at-risk students in the general education classroom. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

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