Overview

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Supervised experience in analysis and evaluation of treatment strategies to be used with classroom students having learning disabilities.

COURSE DETAILS:

Time requirements:            
Each SFU student will be required to attend all scheduled lectures as well as to commit to a one-hour daily tutorial session with an individual child. Lecture sessions will take place during the first half of the course (May and June) while tutoring sessions will occur in the second half of the course (first three weeks of July).

PARTICIPATION IN THE DAILY TUTORIAL SESSIONS IS MANDATORY. Travel to one of two tutoring locations is required (SFU Burnaby or SFU Surrey) Tutoring sessions occur during the last three weeks of the course (July) and require one hour per day, 5 days per week either in the afternoon or in the morning.

COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:

Description/Course Objectives:            
Education 424 provides SFU students with an opportunity to provide individualized assessment and instruction to children with learning difficulties.

Within this summer laboratory course, SFU students will be responsible for a) conducting an informal assessment of a child’s reading difficulties and b) providing intervention for one hour/day – 5 days/week during the tutorial sessions in the second part of the course.

Grading

Materials

MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:

Tutoring materials will be required and depend on the needs of the tutee you are working with. Note that you are asked to purchase one small child's book as a present for your tutee upon the final day of tutoring. Some materials may be made while you may choose to purchase others (such as flash cards and games). The total additional cost should be estimated to be about $25.00

REQUIRED READING: