Semester Sixth II: B.S. in Special Education University of Karachi

Major – II:    EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR SPECIAL CHILDREN

Course Code: 522

Credit Hours: 03

 

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

An educational program consists of a sequence of learning activities carried out over an extended period of time to accomplish a number of long-term learning goals. The main emphasis of this course is to help students learn how to plan an educational program that can accommodate children with variety of disabilities and achieve different learning goals.

 

ADVANCE ORGANIZERS

1. Explain the role of education program in special education
   
2. Write objectives suitable for the various levels of different domains
   
3. Describe a procedure for building a plan for a continuous progress course
   
4. Be familiar with the various formats of lesson plans.
   
5. Construct a daily lesson plan.
   
6. Construct an individualized education program
   
7. Be able to use special educations teaching methodologies
   

 

UNIT – 1:    Curriculum and Instruction Planning

1. Curriculum and Instruction in Special Education
   
2. Choosing Curricular Goals
   
3. Learner Characteristics
   
4. Teacher Characteristics
   
5. Situational Variables
   
6. A Core Curriculum for Learners with Special Needs
   
7. Planning Curriculum and Instruction Through the Unit Approach
   
8. Components of the Instructional Unit
   

 

UNIT – 2:    Creating and Using Instructional Objectives

1. The use of Instructional Objectives in the Special Education
   
2. Stating the conditions of Learning
   
3. Criteria for Mastery
   
4. Writing Instructional Objectives at Different Domains
   
5. Using Bloom's Taxonomy
   
6. Long-Term and Short-Term Instructional Objectives
   
7. Sequencing of Instructional Objectives and Task Analysis
   

 

UNIT – 3:    Lesson Planning

1. Definition and Concepts
   
2. Basic Assumptions
   
   1. Written Plans
      
   2. A Continual Process
      
   3. The Problem of Time
      
   4. The Plan Book
      
3. Components of a Daily Lesson Plan
   
   1. Identification Data
      
   2. General Objectives
      
   3. Specific Objectives
      
   4. Content
      
   5. Key Point
      
   6. The Procedure
      
   7. Materials to be Used
      
   8. Assignment
      
4. Lesson Plan Formats
   

 

UNIT – 4:    Individual Plans

1. Goals, Objectives, and Outcomes
   
2. Alternatives to Help Students with Special Needs to Meet Goals and Outcomes
   
3. Developing IEP, IFSP and ITP
   
4. Areas of Special Learning Needs
   

 

UNIT – 5:    Special Teaching Methods and Evaluation

1. Special Teaching Methods
   
   1. Precision Teaching
      
   2. Ability Training
      
   3. Direct Instruction
      
   4. Learning Strategies Training
      
   5. Training and Implementing a Self-monitoring Program
      
   6. Study Skills Training
      
   7. Cognitive Skills Training
      
2. Evaluation of Learning
   
   1. Monitoring Student Understanding
      
   2. Monitoring Engaged Time
      
   3. Maintaining Record of Student Progress
      
   4. Informing Students Progress to Parents
      
   5. Using Data to Make Decisions
      

 

Recommended Books

 

1. Luftig, R.L. (1987) Teaching the Mentally Retarded Students: Curriculum, Methods and Strategies. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, Inc. pp. 103 – 130.
   
2. Callahan, J.F. and Clark, L.H. (1988) Training in the Middle and Secondary Schools: Planning for Competence. New York: MacMillan Publishing Company, pp. 101-127.
   
3. Ysseldyke, J.E. and Algozzine, B. (1995) Special Education: A Practical Approach for Teachers. (3^rd Ed.) Boston: Houghtorn Mifflin Co., pp. 108 – 162.