COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FIELD ELC. 8 (READING AND WRITING DIFFICULTY: DIAGNOSIS AND INTERVENTION (OKUMA VE YAZMA GüçLüğü: TANıLAMA VE MüDAHALE)

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ÖEP 3054 FIELD ELC. 8 (READING AND WRITING DIFFICULTY: DIAGNOSIS AND INTERVENTION (OKUMA VE YAZMA GüçLüğü: TANıLAMA VE MüDAHALE) 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

The objective of this course is to teach the diagnosis and intervention processes for students with reading and writing difficulties and to provide knowledge and skills to develop effective intervention strategies for these individuals.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students will be able to recognize reading and writing difficulties and analyze the causes and risk factors of these difficulties.
2   Students will be able to develop effective intervention strategies for individuals with reading and writing difficulties.
3   Students will be able to create individualized education plans for students with reading and writing difficulties.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the course; concepts of reading and writing difficulties
2 Reading and writing processes: Cognitive and linguistic foundations
3 Dyslexia, dysgraphia, and other related difficulties
4 Causes and risk factors of reading and writing difficulties
5 Diagnosis process: Observation, tests, and assessment tools
6 Intervention strategies for students with reading difficulties
7 Instructional interventions for students with writing difficulties
8 midterm exam
9 Case Study I: Example case on the diagnosis process
10 Individualized instruction plans and goal setting
11 Supportive teaching materials and the role of technology
12 Classroom practices and differentiated instruction
13 Parent education and family collaboration
14 General review
15 final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Kavale, K. A., & Forness, S. R. (2000). Learning Disabilities: Theoretical and Research Foundations.
Aydın, A. (2014). Specific Learning Disabilities and Educational Approaches. Nobel Publishing.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, active learning methods, problem-based learning, learning through games

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

midterm and final exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Minimum 70% attendance is required.
Assignments must be submitted on time.
Academic integrity is strictly enforced.
Participation in practice sessions is mandatory.
Late submissions will not be evaluated.

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 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 10 3 30
Preparation for final exam 1 3 3
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 89

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.1323432
LO.2432345
LO.3322453

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