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Course Code & Number:

EDUC 409

Course Title:

Special Education and Inclusion

Level:

BS

Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits:

(2+0+0) 2 TEDU Credits, 3 ECTS Credits

Academic Year

2023

Semester

Güz

Type of Course

Compulsary

Mode of Delivery

Face-to-face

Language of Instruction

English

Pre-requisite / Co-requisite:

Catalog Description:

Basic concepts related to special education; principles and historical development of special education; legislative regulations related to special education; diagnosis and evaluation in special education; individualization of teaching; inclusion and supportive special education services; involvement of families in education and collaboration with family; characteristics of various inability and ability groups; education approaches and teaching strategies oriented to different groups; effective strategies and behavior patterns in classroom management.

Course Objectives

This course aims to equip students with the knowledge of basic concepts and legislative regulations related to special education and principles along with historical development of special education and features. In addition, the course aims to give information on benefits and limitations of certain supportive special education services provided for students and teachers.

Course & Program Learning Outcome Matching:

At the end of this course, students will:

1. explain basic concepts related to special education.
2. summarize principles and historical development of special education.
3. list legislative regulations related to special education.
4. discuss the importance of diagnosis and evaluation in special education.
5. list features as well as benefits and limitations of certain supportive special education services provided for students and teachers.
6. define features of different inability and ability groups.
7. explain education approaches and teaching strategies oriented to different groups.
8.  establish connection between effective strategies and behavior patterns in classroom management.

Active Learning Strategies and Teaching Methods:

Tentative Weekly Outline:

Week 1
1. Meeting the Students and Overview of the Course
2. Movie Screening
Week 2
1. Discussion on needs of exceptional students.
2. Basic concepts related to special education.
1. Principles and historical development of special education.
Week 3
1. list legislative regulations related to special education.
2. Diagnosis and evaluation in special education.
1. Family involvement in special education
Week 4
1. List features as well as benefits and limitations of certain supportive special education services provided for students and teachers.
Week 5-13
2. Define features of different inability and ability groups.
3. Explain education approaches and teaching strategies oriented teaching strategies oriented to different groups.
4. Establish connection between effective strategies and behavior patterns in classroom management.
1. Gifted and Talented
2. Intellectual Disabilities
3. Learning Disabilities
4. Emotional or Behavioral Disorders
5. Autism Spectrum Disorder
6. Communication Disorders
7. Deafness and Hearing Loss
8. Blindness and Low Vision
9. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity
10. Disorder, Health Impairments, and Physical Disabilities
11. Low-Incidence Disabilities: Multiple Disabilities, Deaf-Blindness, and Traumatic Brain Injury
Week 14
1. Special Education Materyal Development Festival
2. Inclusive education
3. Preparation of Individual Education Plan

Course Textbook/s:

Heward, W. L. (2009). Exceptional children: An introduction to special education (9th edition).Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education. Polloway,

Syllabus file:

2023f-educ-409-special-education-and-inclusion.pdf

Instructor:

Tünay Özçelik

Sap Event ID:

50234420

Assessment Methods and Criteria Others:

In-class discussions