ED4300 - Exceptional Children

Credit points:	03
Year:	2005
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:

Available to level 4 BEd (Professional Development)third and final year BEd pre-service students.

This subject examines four types of exceptionalities found in children, intellectual disabilities, learning disabilities, emotional/behavioral problems and giftedness, together with implications for inclusive classroom practices.Content for each category of exceptionality will include an examination of definitions, classifications, causes, identification and assessment procedures and appropriate instructional interventions based on differential assessment. The subject contextualises the education of exceptional children in inclusive classroom settings.

Learning Outcomes

• to acquaint students with the discourse on inclusive educational practices based on social justice principles;
• to familiarise students with methods of identifying such exceptionalities;
• to present students with a range of instructional strategies appropriate for teaching exceptional children in regular classroom settings;
• to provide a knowledge base to students about four areas of exceptionality, namely intellectual disabilities, learning disabilities, emotional/behavioral problems and giftedness.

Availabilities
, Study Period 1
Census Date 31-Mar-2005
Coord/Lect:	eddja.
Method of Delivery:	Printed materials
Assessment:	(50%); (50%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.