Simon Fraser University
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Course Outlines

Fall 2022 - EDUC 426 D100

Teaching Children and Youth with Special Needs (4)

Class Number: 6425

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 7 – Dec 6, 2022: Fri, 12:30–4:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Dec 16, 2022
    Fri, 3:30–6:30 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    Students may be required to successfully complete a Criminal Record Check. 60 units including EDUC 220 or PSYC 250, or EDUC 401/402 or Corequsite: EDUC 403.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

An introduction to the field of special education including studies of the definitional criteria and characteristics of major categories of special need, and the distinctive instructional challenges associated with these categories. The course focuses on the special learning needs of school age students, both elementary and secondary school levels, and emphasizes both the analysis of issues and treatment needs across the array of special needs.

COURSE DETAILS:

No Criminal Record Check needed for this section of EDUC 426.

COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:

  1. Describe the definitional criteria and characteristics of a variety of low-incidence exceptionalities.

  2. Demonstrate knowledge of instructional strategies that can support students with these exceptionalities.

  3. Critically reflect on one’s own attitudes and beliefs about including students with special needs in

    the classroom.

Grading

  • Engagement and participation 10%
  • Homework 20%
  • In-class group work 20%
  • Reflection paper 20%
  • Exam 30%

NOTES:

The textbook can be purchased or rented as an e-book at https://sfu-store.vitalsource.com/products/special-education-in-canada-alan-edmunds-gail-edmunds-v9780199026661?term=9780199026654

Materials

MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:

 

REQUIRED READING:

Special Education in Canada: 3rd Edition

Alan Edmunds and Gail Edmunds

Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199026654

REQUIRED READING NOTES:

Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

SFU’s Academic Integrity website http://www.sfu.ca/students/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating. Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.

Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the university community. Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the university. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the university. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html