• Semester 1 (External)

Synopsis

In  this  unit students are introduced to a wide range of methods  and
strategies  for  meeting  the  needs of  children  with  learning  and
adjustment problems in regular primary and secondary classrooms.   The
unit explores research on teaching and defines what is currently known
about  how  to effectively teach children with special needs.   First,
basic  classroom  teaching and management skills  and  procedures  are
covered. Secondly, more comprehensive methods and strategies known  to
impact  positively  on  children with special  needs  are  introduced.
Students will become conversant with those methods and strategies  and
will  be  asked  to  explore the implications  of  their  use  in  the
classroom.