Lesson plan / SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABILITIES

Lesson Information

Course Credit 3.0
Course ECTS Credit 3.0
Teaching Language of Instruction Türkçe
Level of Course Bachelor's Degree, TYYÇ: Level 6, EQF-LLL: Level 6, QF-EHEA: First Cycle
Type of Course Programme Elective
Mode of Delivery Face-to-face
Does the course require compulsory or optional work experience? S
Course Coordinator
Instructor (s)
Course Assistant

Purpose and Content

The aim of the course The purpose is to have students gain knowledge about; Factors causing learning disabilities General developmental characteristics of children with learning disabilities Educational arrangements for children with learning disabilities Arrangements and activities for families of children with learning disabilities.
Course Content Descriptions related with learning disabilities Factors which may cause learning disabilities General characteristics of children with learning disabilities Education of children with learning disabilities Families of children with learning disabilities

Weekly Course Subjects

1Learning disabilities: A field in transition
2Theories of learning implications for learning disabilities Basic concepts
3Causes of learning disabilities Prevention and ıntervention in early childhood
4Social, emotional and behavioral problems Cognition, metacognition and memory in children with learning disabilities
5Educational appoaches
6Midterm exam
7Children who experience difficulties with reading Children who experience difficulties with writing
8Children who experience difficulties with mathematics
9Young children with learning disabilities Adolescents and adults with learning disabilities
10Learning disabilites and oral language: listening and speaking , reading Learning disabilites and written language: written expression, spelling and hand writing
11Participation in general education classrooms for children with learning disabilities
12Teaching strategies
13Family of learning disabilities children
14Final Exam

Resources

1-? Metin, N. (Edt.) (2012). Özel Gereksinimli Çocuklar. Maya Akademi Yayıncılık, Ankara.
? Akçamete,G. (Edt.)(2009). Genel Eğitim Okullarında Özel Gereksinimi Olan Öğrenciler ve Özel Eğitim, Kök Yayıncılık, Ankara.
? Diken, İ. (2008) Özel Eğitime Gereksinimi Olan Öğrenciler ve Özel Eğitim. Pegem Akademi Yayıncılık, Ankara.
? Heward,W.L.(1996) Exceptional Children (5th Edt.)New Jersey.
? Lerner, J. (2000) Learning Disabilities. USA.
? Hallahan, D.P., Lloyd, J.W., Kauffman, J.M., Weiss, M.P., Matrinez, E.A. (2005) Learning Disabilities. USA.