Teaching Methods for High Incidence Disabilities - EDST5107
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
School: School of Education
Course Outline: http://education.arts.unsw.edu.au/currentstudents/courseoutlines.shtml
Campus: Kensington Campus
Career: Postgraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2
CSS Contribution Charge: 1* (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
Description
The focus of this course is on students with high-incidence disabilities. Cognitive, perceptual, language, academic learning, and social-emotional characteristics of these populations will be presented. Issues in assessment, curriculum and instruction, and placement will also be discussed. This course will provide instruction on applying the goals, intervention strategies, and procedures related to psychodynamic, behavioural, biophysical, and ecological approaches to individuals with disabilities.