Dept. of Education and Teaching Methods

PÄP009 Children with Special Needs 15.0 ECTS credits

DENNA SIDA FINNS OCKSÅ PÅ SVENSKA

General information about studying at Luleå University
TIMEPERIOD: Q3

LANGUAGE: Swedish

EXAMINER
Majbritt Persson Univ adj

PREREQUISITES
To have passed the courses: PÄP001 Development and Learning PÄP002 Working in PreSchool -the Role of the PreSchool Teacher

COURSE AIM
The course gives knowledge about children with special needs for their development as well as how the work should be worked out to meet these needs in the children and their families. The students should work on their own attidudes and values in relation to children with special needs for their development.

CONTENTS
The course deals with: -who belong to the group of children with special needs for their development , -disability - heredity, -factors that can influent the family situation for this group of children, -the legislation for the children and their families, -the interest organization who represent them, -the ethical issue concerning this group of children, -integration and working methods, -significance of health for quality of life, -influence of environment on the man as a whole, -HIV/Aids.

TEACHING
Learning by discovery is applied in the course. A project work is carried out as a specialization. Expert co-operation and educational visit are parts of the course.

EXAMINATION
The students will be graded on course assignments, course literature, literature seminars and project work as well as on teaching practice, practice assignments and practice report. Laboratory items are assessed by active participation.
COURSE GRADE SCALE: Fail, Pass.

ITEMS AND CREDITS 
Teaching practice                                           	6.0 ECTS
Legislation and special education/examination               	4.5 ECTS
Disabilities and special education                          	4.5 ECTS

COURSE LITERATURE
Bakk, A & Grunewald, K. (1993).Omsorgsboken. Liber. Gillberg, C & Hellgren, W (1990). Barn och ungdoms psykiatri. Natur och Kultur. Hellström, A. (1993). Ungar är olika. Liber. Socialstyrelsen. (1990). Kost, aktivitet och hälsa hos barn och ungdom. Socialstyrelsen. (1991).Vård och omsorg i sex europeiska länder. SOS-rapport 1991:37. REFERENSLITTERATUR Socialstyrelsen (1987). Pedagogiskt program för förskolan. Ca 300 sidor skön- och/eller faktalitteratur i samråd med examinator.

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