Educational Psychology (EDPY) 351
Introduction to Exceptional Children (Revision 4)
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Delivery Mode:Individualized study or individualized study online. Video component*.
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Credits:3
Area of Study:Applied Studies
Prerequisite:Learners are expected to have completed junior-level psychology or social science courses.
Precluded Course:EDPY 351 cannot be taken for credit if credit has already been granted in EDPY 251.
Centre:Centre for Psychology
EDPY 351 has a Challenge for Credit option.
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Overview
This is a three-credit, entry level course designed to give educators and other caregivers an overview of children with exceptionalities. The main emphasis of this course is to provide an introduction to the broad span of children with exceptionalities and to the field of special education, as it functions in Canada. The overview of this group of children and their special needs includes those children at risk, those with communication disorders, children with intellectual differences, children with the learning disabilities, those who are gifted, creative, and talented, children with sensory impairments, and children with behavioural problems. Additional areas discussed include children with special health needs, areas of low incidence disabilities, and interventions with infants, preschooler, adolescents and young adults.
Outline
Section 1: Foundations of Special Education
- Unit 1: Introduction to Children Who Are Exceptional
- Unit 2: Issues and Trends in Canadian Special Education
- Unit 3: Risk Factors and Children at Risk
Section 2 : Children with Mild Differences in Behavior and Learning
- Unit 4: Children with Speech and Language Differences
- Unit 5: Children with Learning Disabilities
- Unit 6: Children with Intellectual Disabilities
- Unit 7: Children and Youth with Behavior Disorders
- Unit 8: Children Who Are Gifted, Creative, and Talented
Section 3: Children with Sensory Impairments
- Unit 9: Children and Youth with Hearing Impairments
- Unit 10: Children with Visual Impairments
Section 4: Children with Low Incidence Disabilities
- Unit 11: Children with Special Health Care Needs
- Unit 12: Children with Neurological Disabilities
- Unit 13: Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders
- Unit 14: Children with Severe and Multiple Disabilities
Section 5: Intervention with Infants, Preschoolers, and Young Adults
- Unit 15: Young Children Who Are Exceptional and Their Families
- Unit 16: Adolescents and Young Adults
Evaluation
Your final grade in EDPY 351 is based upon your performance on four telephone quizzes, the completion of the course project, and the final examination. To receive credit for EDPY 351, you must achieve a minimum mark of 50 per cent on the final examination and a course composite grade of at least "D" (50 per cent). The weighting of the composite grade is as follows:
Quizzes | Research Paper | Final Exam | Total |
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35% | 30% | 35% | 100% |
To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.
Course Materials
Textbook
Winzer, M. (2005). Children With Exceptionalities in Canadian Classrooms. 7th ed. Toronto, ON: Pearson Education Canada, Inc.
Other Materials
The course materials also include a book of readings, study guide, assignment book, and a student manual.
Athabasca University reserves the right to amend course outlines occasionally and without notice. Courses offered by other delivery methods may vary from their individualized-study counterparts.
Opened in Revision 4, March 31, 2009.
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