COURSE UNIT TITLE

: EARLY INTERVENTION AND ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING DISABILITIES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ÖZE 5030 EARLY INTERVENTION AND ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING DISABILITIES ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Special Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SAFIYE SUNAY YILDIRIM DOĞRU

Offered to

Special Teacher Education

Course Objective

This course will examine the definition of learning difficulties in early term, assessment of learning difficulties, methods used in assessment, early identification, early literacy definition, subfields, predictability and predictability in terms of academic achievement, relevant research and intervention programs and teaching strategies to improve early literacy.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Describe the language, cognitive, early literacy and social characteristics of children with early learning disabilities
2   They define the tools used in the evaluation and evaluation of these skills.
3   Describe early literacy and subfields.
4   Defines the importance and predictability of early literacy in terms of academic achievement.
5   Develops and implements teaching strategies and materials for the development of early literacy.
6   Defines intervention programs to improve early literacy
7   Defines instructional strategies for the development of early literacy.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definition and causes of early learning disability
2 Early cognitive, language and social characteristics of children with learning disabilities
3 Assessment of language skills of children with learning disabilities and tools used for evaluation
4 Assessment of cognitive skills of children with learning disabilities and tools used for evaluation
5 Assessment of early literacy skills of children with learning disabilities and tools used for evaluation
6 Evaluation of social skills of children with learning disabilities and tools used for evaluation
7 Definition and historical development of early literacy and subfields
8 Midterm Exam
9 Early literacy skills as predictor of academic achievement
10 Verbal skills, predictability, relevant research, intervention methods and teaching strategies
11 Phonological awareness skills, predictability, related research, intervention methods and teaching strategies
12 Writing awareness skills, adherence, predictability, relevant research, intervention methods and teaching strategies
13 Instructional adaptations for math problems of students with learning disabilities
14 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Akoğlu, G., & Ergül, C. (2018). Erken Okuryazarlık Araştırmaları El Kitabı. Ankara: Nobel Yayıncılık.

Ergül, C. (2016). Etkileşimli Kitap Okuma Programı (EKOP). Ankara: Eğiten Kitap.

Temel, F. (2015). Dil ve Erken Okuryazarlık. Ankara: Hedef Yayıncılık.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE Midterm Exam
2 DTK Other Activity
3 FN Semester final exam
4 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.30 + Student examDTK * 0.10 + FN * 0.60
5 BUT Make- up note
6 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.30 +Student examDTK * 0.10 + BUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

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)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 3 3
Preparation for final exam 1 3 3
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 88

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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