SE307 : Teaching methods for special needs

Department

Department of Apecial education

Academic Program

Bachelor in Special Education

Type

Compulsory

Credits

02

Prerequisite

EPSY201EPSY303

Overview

This course is considered a theoretical basis for the teaching applications and teaching practice. It focuses on providing students with the essential, concepts, and skills related to novel methods, means, strategies, and methods of teaching for particular special needs groups, in addition to applying individual and group teaching methods in special education. This course also deals with cognitive and behavioral methods required for special education, the standards and requirements related to the methods used for variable needs categories.

Intended learning outcomes

By the end of the course, the students will be able to:

1. Explain the special education regulations for teaching people with special needs.

2. Recall the teaching strategies for people with special needs.

3. Describe the teaching competencies required for special needs teachers.

4. Compare the teaching strategies for people with special needs.

5. Write about one of the modern strategies suitable for teaching students with special needs.

6. Diagnose and solves problems of the classroom environment concerning students with special needs.

7. List the components of an individual plan and a group plan.

8. Design an educational program for people with sensory disabilities.

9. Design an educational program for people with mental retardation.

10. Design an educational program for children with autism.

11. Pursue a channel of communication with future students of special needs.

12. Employ appropriate teaching methods for particular categories of special needs groups.

13. Select appropriate teaching aids for particular categories of special needs groups.

14. Adapt the curriculum to suit groups of special needs.

15. Acquire professional qualities of special needs teacher.

Teaching and learning methods

• Lectures

• Discussion and dialogue

• Information gathering

• Research and survey

Methods of assessments

• Midterm exam 20%

• Writing reports 10%

• Practical activities 10%

• Final exam 60%

Course content

week	Topic
1	Educational organizations for people with special needs
2	Principles of effective teaching
3	Teaching competencies
4	The first midterm exam (two hours) of the fifth week
5	The teaching plan
6	Teaching strategies 1
7	Midterm exam
8	Teaching strategies 2
9	Teaching methods suitable for people with special needs
10	Final exam

References

Iman Khalif Al Zboun, Modern Trends in Special Education "Issues and Problems", Dar Al-Fikr, Amman, Jordan, 2013

Magda El-Sayed Ebeid, Special Education Programs and Curricula. Teaching methods, Dar Safaa for publishing, Amman, Jordan, 2010

Amir Ibrahim Al-Qurashi, Teaching for People with Special Needs between Design and Implementation, Alam Al-Kitab, Cairo, 2013

Psychological tests (SE308)
Fundamentals of Education (EPSY101)
Arabic language 1 (AR103)
Quranic Studies 1 (AR101)
computer 1 (CS100)
An introduction to special education (SE100)
General English1 (EN100)
Course Name Introduction to the practice of social work (SE101)
General Psychology (EPSY 100)
Music education (SE104)
School health education (SE102)
Hearing disability (SE105)
Social practice of people with disabilities (SE110)
Developmental Psychology (EPSY 203)
Visual impairment (SE106)
Healthy physical disability (SE107)
Concepts and terms in special education (SE108)
Functional art education (SE109)
General Teaching Methods (EPSY 201)
General English2 (EN101)
Computer 2 (CS101)
Arabic language 2 (AR104)
Mental disability (SE200)
Psychology of play (SE202)
Caring for talented and creative people (SE201)
Psychological guidance and guidance (SE203)
Rehabilitation skills for special groups (SE204)
Kindergarten for children with special needs (SE406E)
Principles of statistics (ST100)
Quranic studies2 (AR102)
Arabic language 3 (AR105)
Basics Of Curriculums (EPSY 202)
Educational Psychology (EPSY 200)
Measurements and Evaluation (EPSY 302)
Learning disabilities for people with special needs (SE205)
Behavioral disorders (SE206)
Communication skills for people with special needs (SE207)
Sign language (SE208)
Social institutions management (SE209)
Special physical education (SE210)
Arabic language 4 (AR106)
Research Methods (EPSY301)
Tests and measurement in special needs education (SE304)
Physiological Psychology (SE303)
Designing programs for people with special needs (SE301)
Psychological Health (EPSY 401)
Teaching learning Aids (EPSY 303)
Individual differences for people with special needs (SE211)
Laws and legislation for people with disabilities (SE300)
Behavior modification (SE302)
Personality theories (SE306)
Teaching methods for special needs (SE307)
Pronunciation and speech disorders (SE305)
Laboratory in special education (SE309)
Social Psychology (SE410E)
Early intervention (SE400)
Clinical Psychology (SE401)
Teaching applications (SE402)
Mathematical principles (SE407E)
(SE408E)
Educational Sociology (SE411E)
Teaching Practice (field training) (SE403)
Graduation project (SE404)