COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TEACHING ACADEMIC SKILLS TO MENTALLY DISABLED CHILDREN

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ÖEP 5507 TEACHING ACADEMIC SKILLS TO MENTALLY DISABLED CHILDREN ELECTIVE 2 2 0 8

Offered By

Special Education (Non-Thesis-Evening)

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SAFIYE SUNAY YILDIRIM DOĞRU

Offered to

Special Education (Non-Thesis-Evening)

Course Objective

This course provides students with basic knowledge about mental retardation and education.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Definition and history of learning disability, basic principles
2   Definition approaches and techniques using education program for children with learning disabled
3   Apply teaching strategies, methods and techniques
4   Knows educational support for children with learning disabilities
5   Knows family cooperation skills

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 basic concepts, basic principles
2 Diagnosis of MR
3 Children with MR
4 Educational Assessment
5 Education of children with MR
6 Early education programs
7 Transition to school
8 midterm exam
9 Additional problems, childhood depression, problems caused by developmental disabilities
10 Program for academic skills
11 To comprehend counseling towards the families of children with disability and psychological support for the families of children with disabled
12 To comprehend the educational guidance, cooperation family and school
13 To comprehend the educational guidance, cooperation family and school
14 To comprehend the educational guidance, cooperation family and school
15 final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1-Farklı Gelişen Çocuklar, Kulaksızoğlu, A. (ed.)(2003). Epsilon Yay. Istanbul.
2-Effective Mainstreaming, Creating Inclusive Classrooms Salend, S.J. (1998). New Jersey, Colombus, Ohio. 5. Edition.
3-Çocuk Ve Ergenlerde Duygusal Ve Davranişsal Bozukluklar (2011) Children and Adolescents with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders Vance L. Austin - Daniel T. Sciarra / Çeviri Editörü: Dr. Mustafa Özekes
4- Öğrenme Güçlüğü olan BIREYLER ve EĞITIMLERI / Learning Disabilities William N. Bender (2012). Çeviri Editörü: Doç. Dr. Hakan Sarı
5- Özel Gereksinimi Olan Küçük Çocuklar / Very Young Children With Special Needs (2011). Vikki F. Howard - Betty Williams - Cheryl E. Lepper / Çeviri Editörü: Prof Dr. Gönül Akçamete
6-Bireyselleştirilmiş Eğitim Programını Geliştirme ve Temelleri Yazan : Prof. Dr. Mehmet Özyürek , Ankara: Kök yayıncılık
7-Işlevsel Değerlendirme- Komisyon, Ankara: Kök yayıncılık
8-Kavram Öğretimi- Yrd. Doç. Dr. Tuba Tuncer - Öğr. Gör. Banu Altunay, Ankara: Kök yayıncılık.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Brain storming, lecture, discussion, search, case study

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.40 + FCG * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Midterm Exam
Final Exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Tutorials 13 2 26
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for final exam 1 45 45
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 5 65
Preparation for midterm exam 1 35 35
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 202

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7
LO.15433211
LO.25433211
LO.35433211
LO.45433211
LO.55433211