SPECIALIZED PROGRAMMES FOR STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES

Course Information
TitleΕΞΕΙΔΙΚΕΥΜΕΝΑ ΠΡΟΓΡΑΜΜΑΤΑ ΜΕΘΟΔΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΣΤΡΑΤΗΓΙΚΩΝ ΓΙΑ ΜΑΘΗΤΕΣ ΜΕ ΜΑΘΗΣΙΑΚΕΣ ΔΥΣΚΟΛΙΕΣ / SPECIALIZED PROGRAMMES FOR STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES
CodeΓΚΑ.016
Interdepartmental ProgrammeDPMS PSychopaidagōgikī tīs Éntaxīs <<Éna Scholeío gia Ólous>> (2017-sīmera)
Collaborating SchoolsEarly Childhood Education
Philosophy and Education
Pre-school Education and Educational Design of the University of the Aegean
Cycle / Level2nd / Postgraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter/Spring
CoordinatorMaria Tzouriadou
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID80002937
Class Information
Academic Year2018 – 2019
Class PeriodWinter
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours6
Class ID
600131769
Course Type 2016-2020
  • Scientific Area
  • Skills Development
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
  • English (Instruction)
Prerequisites
Required Courses
  • ΒΚΑ.011 TRANSDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION
Learning Outcomes
Post graduates acquire the specialized knowledge required to implement effectively intervention programs suitable for learning disabled students.
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Adapt to new situations
  • Make decisions
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in an interdisciplinary team
  • Design and manage projects
  • Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
  • Be critical and self-critical
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Course target: • to teach learning theories implemented in teaching practice with emphasis on cognitive behaviorism, the constuctivistic theory and on the socio-cultural theory of learning and teaching. •to teach well-known remedial programs tailored for different types of learning disabilities in the areas of reading, speaking and writing etc. •to teach programs of cognitive-metacognitive strategies in an inclusive setting for reading, spelling and writing as well as teaching interventions such as differentiated teaching, curricula adaptations for reading, writing and spelling
Keywords
learning disabilities, cognitive behaviorism, remedial programs, cognitive-metacognitive strategies
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Slide presentations
  • Book
  • articles
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures39✓
Seminars15✓
Laboratory Work26✓✓
Fieldwork15
Reading Assigment30✓✓
Clinical Practice35✓
Project20✓
Written assigments30✓
Total210
Student Assessment
Description
Individualised strategies intervention programs in learning disabled students. Evaluation of the intervention programs. Open book examination.
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Assignment (Summative)
  • Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative)
  • Report (Formative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Bulgren, J.A. Lenz, B.K. (1996). Strategic instruction in the content areas. In D.D. Deshler, E.S. Ellis, & B. Lenz (eds), Teaching adolescents with learning disabilities: Strategies and methods (2nd ed., pp.409-473). Denver, CO: Love Publishing Delacato, C.H. (1963). The Diagnosis and Treatment of Speech and Reading Problems. Springfield, 71 (6), 914-915 Ellis, E.S., & Colvert, G. (1996). Writing strategy instruction. In D.D. Deshler, E.S. Ellis, & B.K. Lenz (eds), Teaching adolescents with learning disabilities: Strategies and methods (2nd ed., pp.127-170). Denver, CO: Love Publishing Frostig, M. (1967). Education of children with learning disabilities. In E. Frierson & W. Barbe (eds), Educating children with learning disabilities. New York: Appleton-Century_Crofts, 387-398 Gersten, R., & Baker, S. (2001). Teaching exressive writing to students with learning disabilities: A meta-analysis. The Elementary School Journal, 101, 251-272
Last Update
25-01-2017