TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Master's Degree With Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) To define behavioral characteristics in children with learnig disabilities 2) To learn how to screen and diagnose children with learnig disabilities 3) To have information about educational approaches for children with learnig disabilities
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	Studies the definition of learning disabilities, diagnosis, and classification. Reasons of learning difficulties and precautions. Educational therapy methods.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Identification of learning disabilities and diagnose 2nd Week Learning disabilities and causes 3rd Week Learning disabilities and characteristics 4th Week Approaches in learning disabilities 5th Week Assessment of learning disabilities 6th Week Learning disabilities and mathematics education 7th Week Learning disabilities and reading -writing 8th Week Mid-term Exam 9th Week Learning disabilities and sicence education 10th Week Developing visual skills 11th Week Developing audutory skills 12th Week Guidelines for family 13th Week Guidelines for teacher 14th Week General discussion
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Bernice Y.L. Wong, The ABCs of learning disabilities(2008) Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Academic Press
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Practice,Project,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 20 Project 1 30 Presentation of Case Study 1 30 Other 1 20 Total(%) 100 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 100 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 0 Total(%) 100
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No