Ordu University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
MBS0192018333	LEARNING DISABILITY	Elective	3	6	4

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

With this course scientist candidates, can describe the characteristics of children with learning difficulties; basic concepts about learning disabilities, diagnostic criteria; can know approach and criteria about the used the teaching in children with learning difficulties.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

1	1. Describe the characteristics of children who have learning difficulties.
2	2. Know the approaches and methods used in the education of children who have learning difficulties. with learning difficulties, educational guidance apply their knowledge and skills for people with disabilities and their families
3	3. Apply the educational programs to children with learning difficulties.
4	4. Recognize the families of children

Mode of Delivery

Formal Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Basic concepts related to learning difficulties
2	Subgroups of learning disabilities
3	Identification of learning disabilities
4	educational assessment
5	educational assessment
6	The learning abilities of children with learning difficulties
7	The learning abilities of children with learning difficulties
8	Approaches and programs used in the education of children with learning difficulties
9	Midterm
10	The adjustment problems of children with learning difficulties, behavioral problems and psychological health problems such as depression; The approach used in the education of children with learning difficulties and programs
11	Counseling and guidance for individuals with learning difficulties
12	Educational guidance to their families of individuals with learning disabilities, family-school collaboration, consulting
13	Related research
14	Related research
15	Related research
16	Final Exam Period

Recommended or Required Reading

Aral, N.; Gürsoy, F. (2007). Özel eğitim gerektiren çocuklar ve özel eğitime giriş. İstanbul: Morpa Yayınları. • Learning Disability Quarterly, Vol. 10, No. 2 (Spring, 1987), pp. 136-138 • Renée B.; Louis C. D.; Daniel P. H. (2002). Identification of learning disabilities: research to practice. Routledge • "Specific Learning Disorder". 2013 American Psychiatric Association. • National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHY). • Handler S.M. (2011). "Learning disabilities, dyslexia, and vision.". Pediatrics 127 (3). • Lerner, J. W. (2000). Learning disabilities: theories, diagnosis, and teaching strategies. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. • Aarcia A. B.; Fletcher, J.; Lynn, F. (2007). Learning Disabilities: From Identification to Intervention. New York: The Guilford Press.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
SUM		0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
SUM		0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri		40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Observation	5	5	25
Case Study	5	5	25
Writing Paper	1	25	25
Criticising Paper	5	5	25
Reading	10	1	10
Report	5	5	25
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			135

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7	PO 8	PO 9	PO 10
LO1	3	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	5
LO2	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4
LO3	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	5
LO4	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	5

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High