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Course Candidates will...
- Explore historical phases in the field of learning disabilities, and the reasons for the transitions between each of the phases.
- Identify and describe the characteristics common to most definitions of learning disabilities and apply these characteristics to the provincial (OME) definition.
- Investigate the major perspectives (a theoretical perspective, the cognitive processing perspective, the behavioural perspective, and the meta-cognitive perspective) in the field.
- Compare the medical vs educational models for supporting students w/ learning disabilities.
- Examine the medical influences and etiology of learning disabilities.
- Describe the cognitive and language characteristics of students with learning disabilities.
- Explore personality and social characteristics of students with learning disabilities.
- Identify the types of assessment information useful for eligibility and instructional decisions.
- Investigate learning characteristics in reading and language arts and discuss anticipated characteristics of students with learning disabilities in these areas.
- Implement and evaluate programs for students with learning disabilities in reading and writing.
- Investigate learning characteristics in math and discuss anticipated characteristics of students with learning disabilities in this area.
- Implement and evaluate programs for students with learning disabilities in math.
- Investigate, discuss and implement appropriate classroom adaptations, accommodations and modifications for students with learning disabilities (specifically in reading, writing, math).
- Define and/or describe various behavioural treatment interventions used with students with learning disabilities.
- Identify and describe meta-cognitive instructional approaches for students with learning disabilities.
- Investigate, discuss and evaluate the role of technology (computer assisted instruction) for students with learning disabilities.
- Discuss the implications of the high school experience and the prognosis for students with learning disabilities during the transition period between high school and college, university, vocational training programs and/or work.
- Discuss future issues in the field of learning disabilities which includes: defining learning disabilities, early identification of students with learning disabilities in preschool, competencies required of teachers of students with learning disabilities, teacher burnout, and the importance of professional growth plans (PIPs-professional improvement plans).
Course Textbook: Bender, W. (1998) Learning Disabilities: Characteristics, Identification, and Teaching Strategies 3rd Edition.