Teaching Techniques for Children with Learning Disabilities II

Teaching Techniques for Learning Disabilities Certificate Program

EDC 475

Breyer State University

Instructor: Catherine Moran, B.S., MS.Ed., PhD.

SYLLABUS

COURSE OVERVIEW: Welcome to Teaching Techniques for Children with Learning Disabilities II, the second of three courses in the certificate program: Teaching Techniques for Children with Learning Disabilities. I am pleased to instruct you in this course.

I know you will enjoy this course. Please learn as much as you can as you progress through it, as it does lay down a solid foundation for the rest of the certificate program. It is my pleasure to have you in the course.

TIME FRAME: This is a (4) four-semester hour course. This course is allotted 4 months of time. You must complete all of the requirements for the course successfully by the end of the fourth month. The first day of week one will begin the day that you register for the course, or the day which you notify me that your textbook has arrived and you are ready to begin your studies. Please be cognizant of the time frame. Extensions of time are permitted if needed with my and/or departmental approval. Upon successful completion of this course, you will be awarded four (4) semester hours of credit.

TEXTBOOKS: There is (1) required textbooks for this course.

Book 1: "Unicorns are Real - A Right-Brained Approach to Learning", Barbara Meister Vitale. Jalmar Press publishers. ISBN # 0-915190-35-4.

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EXAMINATIONS: There is only one examination for this certificate program. The examination may be taken upon successful completion of all of the assignments for Courses I, II, and III in this certificate program. Assignments are graded on a Pass/Fail basis. The final examination is open book, and you have three days to complete it. I will give you full instructions on accessing and taking the exam as you progress in the certificate program. The final examination covers the materials from all three courses in the certificate program. The final examination consists of objective type questions. The grade scale for the final examination is provided above. The exam is programmed and is located in the classroom for this course. The examination is "open book" objective type. You will have one (1) day to complete your exam, once you access it from the classroom. To access the exam, you must send me an email and request to have access to the exam. Upon registration, you will receive my email address. I will then program your access in. You will receive an email back from me telling you that you are now authorized to go ahead and to access your exam. To access, you will come into the classroom, click on testing, and click on the exam you are taking. You will need your User ID and PASS WORD to access the exam. The exam will appear on your screen. Once you access the exam, you have twenty-four hours to submit your answers. The program provides me the exact date and time that you accessed the exam. The program also notifies me of the exact date and time that you submitted your answers. Thus, the program is timing you. When you are ready, go back into the classroom and click in your responses and then click submit. Shortly, you will receive the exam in your email box with your computed score. You will also know what questions, if any, that you missed, and what the correct answer is. I also receive a copy of your exam and your score.

GRADING: The grading scale for this course is as follows:

90-100%    = A
80-89%      = B
70-79%      = C
Below 70% = Fail

COMMUNICATION: You are encouraged to communicate with me. I am available as a teacher, coach, and mentor to assist you in meeting your goals for this course. Primarily, communication is through email. However, I am also available for conversation by telephone if you would like. Our classroom for this course has a "chat" room. I am also very willing to meet with you one-on-one in the chat room at your request. From time to time, depending on how many students are enrolled in this course at a particular time, we will have some scheduled group chats. You will receive more detailed information at the time such chat sessions are scheduled. Please keep my email address handy so that you can contact me whenever necessary. If at any time during this course you change your email address, please be sure to notify me right away.

WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS: All of the assignments for this course are detailed in the classroom. Go back to the classroom page and click on "assignments."

ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR: I, Catherine Moran, Ph.D., teach undergraduate and graduate courses at Breyer State University and Canyon College. I hold a Master's degree in Education and a Bachelor of Science from Kent State University with a major in Chemistry and Biology and Speech. I have worked in several hospitals as a Med. Tech. I lecture at conferences on "Assessing and Teaching Children with Learning Disabilities".

I am the Registrar of Breyer State University.

COURSE OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

1). Understand Hemispheric Specialization.
2). Have an understanding of Modality and Dominance Screening.
3). Have an understanding of the many learning strategies available.

ASSIGNMENTS: For specific assignments, please click on the link "Assignments."

INFORMATION: If you have any questions regarding this program, you may address them to ihm51@neo.rr.com

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