Practices and issues in special education
Associate Professor S Sykes
First semester * Clayton
This subject will provide an overview of the education of students with special needs in segregated and integrated settings. Areas covered will include the origins and scope of special education, basic concepts and definitions, the educational consequences of individual differences, curriculum planning and innovations, instructional planning and arrangement and the delivery of special services. Students will be required to participate in lecture-discussions.
Assessment
Course assignments * Class test at completion of subject
Recommended texts
Ashman A and Elkins J Educating children with special needs Prentice-Hall, 1994
Bachor D and Crealock C Instructional strategies for students with special needs Prentice-Hall, 1986
Booth T and Potts P Integrating special education Blackwell, 1983
Cole P and Chan L Methods and strategies for special education Prentice-Hall, 1990
Cullen R and Brown N Integration and special education in Victorian schools: A program effectiveness review Department of School Education, Melbourne, 1992
Directorate of School Education Educational opportunities for students with disabilities and impairments: Future directions DSE, 1993
Directorate of School Education Curriculum statement for students with disabilities and impairments DSE, 1994
Education Department of Victoria Integration in Victorian education 1984
lnstitute of Educational Administration Integration processes and perspectives 1990
Osmond J The reality of dyslexia BBC, 1993
Swann W The practice of special education Blackwell, 1981