GED0140

Special education practicum

Lecturer-in-charge to be advised

8 points
* 2 hours per week
* Full-year subject
* Clayton

Objectives Upon successful completion of this subject, students should have developed practical knowledge and understanding of professional ethics; assessment and evaluation; interviewing and reporting; the planning of individualised educational programs; instructional approaches.

Synopsis This subject requires students to attend introductory seminars and tutorials and to work with individual children or groups of children with special needs, their classroom teachers, their schools and families. The practicum requires a minimum of forty-five days of supervised practice. Placement A: students will work for fifteen days with special needs individuals in a specialised setting, eg Krongold Centre, Elwyn Morey Centre. Placement B: students will undertake a thirty-day program with a special needs child or group of children in a regular or special setting.

Assessment Attendance at seminars/tutorials
* Supervised practice demonstrating competence in teaching individuals with special needs
* Written reports: 100%

Prescribed texts

Bachor D and Crealock C Instructional strategies for students with special needs Prentice-Hall, 1994
Cole P and Chan L Methods and strategies for special education Prentice-Hall, 1990
Mallot R, Whaley D and Mallot M Elementary principles of behaviour 2nd edn, Prentice-Hall, 1993

Recommended texts

Alberto P and Troutman A Applied behaviour analysis for teachers 3rd edn, Macmillan, 1991
Brigham J Managing everyday problems Guilford Press, 1989
Department of Education Victoria Integration in Victorian education Dept Educ. Vic., 1984
Martin G and Pear J Behaviour modification: What it is and how to do it 3rd edn, Prentice-Hall, 1988
Mercer C and Mercer A Teaching students with learning problems 3rd edn, Merrill, 1989
Polloway E and others Strategies for teaching retarded and special needs learners 4th edn, Merrill, 1989
Rusch R, Rose T and Greenwood C Introduction to behaviour analysis in special education Prentice-Hall, 1988
Salvia J and Ysseldyke J Assessment in special and remedial education Houghton Mifflin, 1991
White J and Brewer N Teaching and basic skills: The principles of instruction Macmillan, 1992