Special Education Teaching
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

General course introduction information

Course Code:

ÖZEP301

Course Name:

Teaching Literacy in Special Education

Course Semester:

Fall

Course Credits:

Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
3	0	3	4

Language of instruction:

Course Requisites:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

Compulsory

Course Level:

Bachelor

TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:First Cycle

EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

Face to face

Course Coordinator :

Dr.Öğr.Üyesi ÖZLEM ÇELİK

Course Lecturer(s):

Dr.Öğr.Üyesi ÖZLEM ÇELİK

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:

The aim of this course is to teach the techniques and strategies for the literacy skills of students with special needs.

Course Content:

Definition and structure of reading and writing; the characteristics of literacy in the individuals who need special education; approaches to reading preparation programs; assessment of readiness to read and support for readiness to read; instruction of writing space; evaluation of functional reading and writing and instruction of functional reading and writing: audio based reading and writing teaching, sentence based reading and writing teaching, syllable reading and writing teaching, vocabulary reading and writing teaching, adaptations for reading and writing in mainstreaming class; specific literacy teaching techniques / strategies in groups with different special education needs, science-based practices in literacy teaching; the process of adapting literacy teaching to groups that need special education.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;

Learning Outcomes

1 - Knowledge
Theoretical - Conceptual
1) Will be able to explain the basic concepts of literacy instruction
2 - Skills
Cognitive - Practical
1) Will be able to identify common features in literacy skills of individuals who special education needs
2) Will be able to evaluate approaches to literacy in preschool education
3 - Competences
Communication and Social Competence
1) Will be able to prepare activities that support the development of literacy skills in preschool education
Learning Competence
1) Will be able to evaluate the literacy approaches
Field Specific Competence
1) Will be able to adapt the literacy program for individuals with special education needs
Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility

Lesson Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	The definition of literacy and its components
2)	The development of literacy skills for individuals with special educational needs
3)	The development of literacy skills for individuals with special educational needs
4)	Support of literacy skills in preschool and literacy activities
5)	The development of literacy skills for individuals with special educational needs
6)	Support of literacy skills in preschool and literacy activities
7)	Assessment of literacy skills in preschool education
8)	ARA SINAV
9)	Approaches to reading and writing
10)	Features of the phonetic based sentence method
11)	The adaptation process of teaching to literacy for special educational needs individuals
12)	The adaptation process of teaching to literacy for special educational needs individuals
13)	Teaching strategies to literacy
14)	Use of the big books in order to assessment of literacy skills
15)	FİNAL

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

Albertini, J. ve Mayer, C. (2011). Using miscue analysis to assess comprehension in deaf college readers. Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 16(1), 35-46. Chaleff, C. ve Ritter, M. (2001).
Geers, A. E. (2002). Factors affecting the development of speech, language, and literacy in children with early cochlear implantation. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 33, 172-183. Geers, A. E. (2003).
honological awareness, vocabulary, and reading in deaf children with cochlear implants. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 53, 237-261.Karasu, H. P. (2011).

References:

Course-Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5	6
Program Outcomes
1) Evaluates nature of knowledge, source, boundaries, accuracy, reliability and validity.
2) Has the information of teaching programs, teaching strategies, methods and techniques of measurement and evaluation about their field.
3) Disclose information about the developmental characteristics of individuals with special education needs.
4) Uses further sources of information related with the field.
5) Conceptualizes events, and analyzes by scientific methods and techniques, interprets and evaluates the data.
6) Adapts, adapts and develops appropriate scientific methods and techniques for special needs students.
7) Develops material appropriate to subject area and needs of students.
8) Evaluates acquisitions of students by using different methods.
9) Selects and applies the achievements, themes, activities, test cases of the programs in accordance with the individual needs of the students.
10) Develops and implements appropriate family and educational programs for children and families with special educational needs.
11) Takes responsibility to solve unpredictable and complex problems encountered in practice as an individual or a member of a group.
12) Instructs persons and institutions about the field.
13) Shares his/her ideas and solution suggestions with experts and other people by the support of quantitative and qualitative data.
14) Follows information about the field by using foreign language at least at the level of the European Language Portfolio B1 and communicate with colleagues.
15) Determines the learning needs and manages his/her own learning process.
16) Develops positive attitudes to lifelong learning.
17) Uses ways of accessing to information effectively.
18) Communicates with the persons and the institutions to create and to maintain a safe school environment.
19) Develops awareness on the national and the universal values that are expressed in the National Education Basic Law.
20) Adheres to laws, regulations and legislation related to duties rights and responsibilities.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Evaluates nature of knowledge, source, boundaries, accuracy, reliability and validity.	5
2)	Has the information of teaching programs, teaching strategies, methods and techniques of measurement and evaluation about their field.	5
3)	Disclose information about the developmental characteristics of individuals with special education needs.	5
4)	Uses further sources of information related with the field.	5
5)	Conceptualizes events, and analyzes by scientific methods and techniques, interprets and evaluates the data.	5
6)	Adapts, adapts and develops appropriate scientific methods and techniques for special needs students.	5
7)	Develops material appropriate to subject area and needs of students.	4
8)	Evaluates acquisitions of students by using different methods.	5
9)	Selects and applies the achievements, themes, activities, test cases of the programs in accordance with the individual needs of the students.	5
10)	Develops and implements appropriate family and educational programs for children and families with special educational needs.	5
11)	Takes responsibility to solve unpredictable and complex problems encountered in practice as an individual or a member of a group.	1
12)	Instructs persons and institutions about the field.	1
13)	Shares his/her ideas and solution suggestions with experts and other people by the support of quantitative and qualitative data.	5
14)	Follows information about the field by using foreign language at least at the level of the European Language Portfolio B1 and communicate with colleagues.	1
15)	Determines the learning needs and manages his/her own learning process.	5
16)	Develops positive attitudes to lifelong learning.	1
17)	Uses ways of accessing to information effectively.	5
18)	Communicates with the persons and the institutions to create and to maintain a safe school environment.	1
19)	Develops awareness on the national and the universal values that are expressed in the National Education Basic Law.
20)	Adheres to laws, regulations and legislation related to duties rights and responsibilities.

Learning Activity and Teaching Methods

Expression
Brainstorming/ Six tihnking hats
Individual study and homework
Reading
Homework
Q&A / Discussion

Assessment & Grading Methods and Criteria

Written Exam (Open-ended questions, multiple choice, true-false, matching, fill in the blanks, sequencing)

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Midterms	1	% 40
Final	1	% 60
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 60
total		% 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Grading

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	3	42
Midterms	1	1	1
Final	1	1	1
Total Workload			44