EDUCATION FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

Course Description

Basic concepts and properties; Individuals with SEN; Children with intellectual disabilities; Children with ASD; Children with hearing impairment; Children with learning disabilities; Children with emotional and behavioral disorder; Wunderkind ; language and speech disorder; physical deficiency / chronic diseases; multiple deficiency; emotional / behavioral disorders; classification ; Prevalence and frequency of occurrence; Causes; Screening/diagnosis; team; Educational environment for children with SEN; Derivations of international and national legislation on the education of children with SEN and organizational structure within the domain of special education in Turkey; science based applications ; roles and responsibilities of the personnel assigned to special education; the family concept and characteristics of families with children who needs SEN; Attitudes towards children with SEN and towards their families; Services, supports and legislations.

EDUCATION FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

Evaluation Tools (Active Term)

No evaluation items have been defined.

Course outcomes

1. 01 Tell the definitions of basic concepts in the field of special education.
2. 02 Counts the aims and basic principles of special education.
3. 03 Matches the people who have worked in the field in the history of special education.
4. 04 The special education say the situation in the world and Turkey.
5. 05 Count the characteristics of different types of disability.

Course Syllabus

Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 Greenspan, I.S., Wieder, S., Simons, R.Özel Gereksinimli Çocuk (Çev. İsmail Ersevim). Özgür Yayınları, İstanbul, 2004.
2. 02 Diken, H.İ., (2012) (Edt.) Özel Eğitimde Gereksinimi Olan Çocuklar ve Özel Eğitim. Pegem Akademi Yayınları, Ankara.
3. 03 Doğru, S.Y., Saltalı, N.D. Erken Çocukluk Döneminde Özel Eğitim. Maya Akademi, Ankara, 2011.

Learning Outcomes

1. L01 1.Explains special education and its basics. SOLO 4
2. L02 4. Distinguish the characteristics of inadequacies. SOLO 4
3. L03 7. Develops a family education program. SOLO 5
4. L04 5.Explain the importance of family and cooperation in special education. SOLO 4
5. L05 2.Relates individuals with special needs to special education concepts. SOLO 4
6. L06 3.Explain the historical development of special education. SOLO 4
7. L07 6.Explain the basic principles of establishing and maintaining effective cooperation. SOLO 4

Program Outcomes

1. P01 To define current knowledge about special education, teaching as a job, general culture and basic sciences
2. P02 To share results of the evaluation with parents and administration after evaluating levels of students prior to teaching; to prepare and to use individualized education plan based on the results.
3. P03 To use skills and knowledge in job and daily life with considering formal and ethical rules.
4. P04 To use information and communication technologies together with computer software required by the field. (European Computer Driving License”, Advanced Level)
5. P05 To suggest solutions in unexpected situations about special education and teaching as a job.
6. P06 To use skills about self-regulation, learning to learn, critical thinking and creative thinking.
7. P07 To examine and produce new scientific products about special education and teaching as a job.
8. P08 To participate in seminars, conferences, workshops etc. about special education by developing positive attitudes towards life-long learning.
9. P09 To follow new knowledge about special education and teaching as a job and to study in collaboration with colleagues.
10. P10 To be able to follow information in the field and communicate with colleagues by using a foreign language (European Language Portfolio Global Scale”, Level B1).
11. P11 To prepare, apply and administer plans and projects about special education by considering students? socio-economic situations and cultural environment. To share results with society.
12. P12 To use effective communication skills when studying with individuals in special education needs, their families and other experts.
13. P13 To use skills and knowledge to increase social acceptance of individuals in special education needs and to teach communication and social skills.
14. P14 To use values about universal nature of social rights, social justice, quality culture, preserving cultural values, health in work and environmental protection in job and daily life.
15. P15 To make changes in line with all features of students and their needs.

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