LEARNING DISABILITIES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD: SCREENING AND INTERVENTION
| Title | ΜΑΘΗΣΙΑΚΕΣ ΔΥΣΚΟΛΙΕΣ ΣΤΗΝ ΠΡΟΣΧΟΛΙΚΗ ΗΛΙΚΙΑ: ΑΝΙΧΝΕΥΣΗ ΚΑΙ ΠΑΡΕΜΒΑΣΗ / LEARNING DISABILITIES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD: SCREENING AND INTERVENTION |
| Code | ΕΠ.2.072 |
| Faculty | Education |
| School | Early Childhood Education |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Kyriakoula Rothou |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600021475 |
| Academic Year | 2022 – 2023 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Class ID | 600208753
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Class Schedule
| Building | Παιδαγωγική Σχολή (Πύργος) |
| Floor | Ισόγειο |
| Hall | ΑΙΘΟΥΣΑ ΙΣΟΓΕΙΟ 01 (175) |
| Calendar | Τετάρτη 16:00 έως 18:30 |
Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600208753
- At the Website of the School:
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Students at the end of the course will be able:
to understand the concept and the content of Learning Disabilities
to indicate the characteristics of children with Learning Disabilities
to describe the basic screening characteristics of Learning Disabilities
to justify the selection of specific screening criteria for Learning Disabilities in early childhood
to justify the selection of evidence based practice in early childhood
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Generate new research ideas
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
In the course, we focus on detection of the basic screening characteristics of Learning Disabilities in early childhood and on the development of intervention programmes. The following thematic units will be presented: Definition of learning disabilities. Characteristics of children with Learning Disabilities. Learning Disabilities and bilingualism. Screening for learning disabilities. Methods and tests of assessment of Learning Disabilities. Key principles and models of intervention in Learning Disabilities. Design an evidence based intervention programme. The role of preschool teacher in screening for learning disabilities and in intervention.
Keywords
earning disabilities, screening, intervention, early childhood
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Multimedia
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
use of videos, and power point presentations during lectures, use of email and e-class for communication with students
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 39 | 1.6 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Reading Assigment | 51 | 2.0 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Written assigments | 60 | 2.4 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Total | 150 | 6 |
Student Assessment
Description
Written Assignment (Summative)
Performance/Staging (Summative)
Student Assessment methods
- Written Assignment (Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Παντελιάδου, Σ.(2011). Μαθησιακές Δυσκολίες και εκπαιδευτική πράξη. Τι και γιατί. Αθήνα: Πεδίο
Παντελιάδου, Σ. & Αργυρόπουλος, Β. (2011). Ειδική Αγωγή- Από την έρευνα στη διδακτική πράξη. Αθήνα: Πεδίο
Additional bibliography for study
Εκπαιδευτική Αξιολόγηση μαθητών με δυσκολίες μάθησης και προσαρμογή Ιωάννης Αγαλιώτης Εκδόσεις ΓΡΗΓΟΡΗ ΧΡΙΣΤΙΝΑ & ΣΙΑ 2011
Ελληνικά και αγγλικά επιστημονικά άρθρα των τελευταίων πέντε ετών.
Last Update
13-06-2022
