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Dr Maha Abdullah Orkubi Office hours: Sat, Mon., Wed 11:00 am-1: oopm
Office: room 217
Tel: Office: 630-3333 ext. # 227
السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته
Welcome to our newly founded program, Special Education. I am so happy that you have chosen this field of study. It is a wonderful occupation. Furthermore, professionals in special education are in high demand and are indispensable. There are so many job opportunities in the private and public sector.
In this program you will be learning the theoretical concepts from the latest research, and you will have the opportunity to experience first hand what you have learned in the local centers and educational agencies. I am sure you will have a great satisfaction in working with children and adults, and إنشاء اللهyou will have great rewards from Allah when you choose to work in this field.
I hope you had a great summer. We begin our program this fall session, Sep 1999, with this course. It is three Semester Credit Hour Course.
In this course you will learn issues and trends in special education and learn about the characteristics of exceptional learners. Our focus in this course on learners with High Incidence disabilities: mental retardation, behavioral disorders, communication disorders and learning disabilities. You will learn the vocabulary of special education terms in English and Arabic as well.
I hope you will enjoy our introductory tour in this field. So fasten your seat belt and enjoy the ride.
Course Topics
Our course will introduce these topics:
- Defining exceptionalities and special education
- Introduction to High Incidence Disabilities
- History of special Education in Saudi Arabia with High Incidence Disabilities
- Cross cultural Trends in Special Education with High Incidence Disabilities
- Least Restrictive Environment and Inclusion Movement
- Learning Disabilities
- Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity
- Emotional/ Behavioral Disorders
- Speech and Language Disorders
10. Mild Mental Retardation
11. Classroom Management
12. Inclusion and High Incidence Disabilities
13. Gifted and Talented
14. Parents and families
15. Identification of topics journals and key resources for parents and teachers of individuals with High Incidence Disabilities.
Draft two
Assignments
- All students must complete by the end of the semester a minimum of 15 hours of classroom Observations in a local center or a school serving persons with disability. All students are required to keep a journal of their experiences. Please get the approval on these observation sites before beginning. You need to purchase a note nook to note your hand written observations. A weekly journal has to be handed in at the first five minutes of the first Saturday of the week. Any journals given late will not be accepted. The journals have a specific format, which you need to follow, and should be no longer than two typed pages long. Collect your journals in punch notebook. Submit your hand written observation notebook two weeks before the final week.
Your observation schedule should start as early as possible no later than the fifth week and should end the last week of November. Please submit your observation book on that last week in November.
- There will be two exams that you have to take in this course.
- There is small Abstract Paper/ Presentation. Each student will research a topic in special education relating to the education of individuals with High Incidence disabilities. The student based on her interest will choose this topic. The paper is 5 pages and is typed doubled spaced. You will present the paper to you colleague the day the paper will be due one week before finals week. The paper will discuss two articles in depth and uses the writing styles that were learned to introduce the topic in hand. You will have an introduction section and middle paragraphs and a final paragraph. You will summarize the articles and then you can react to them in the middle paragraphs. Or you will compare and contrast between these two articles and react to them.
- Final Exam: two-hour final exam.
Grading
Class participation 15%
Journals, and Notebook 30%
Midterm Tests 25%
Quizzes 10%
Presentation/Research Paper 10%
Final Exam 10%
Instructor Policy
It is essential in my class to attend all sessions and participate in the classroom discussions. If you miss more than three classes your grades will suffer. Please inform me a head of time of absence and if there are emergencies please call me home. If you miss a classroom try to get the class notes from your colleagues.
Classroom participation is a very important part of your learning. Expressing your unique ideas and thoughts is fundamental for your learning, growth and development in to mature adult women. Please do not be stingy with them. Don’t be afraid you will make mistakes because we all do, including me. Further, do not worry if your arguments are right or wrong , even if they contradict with the current views, as long you can support them with evidence you will be able to validate your argument. In addition, our discussions are meaningful for my own learning and development. You will have an ample opportunity to develop these expressive skills.
Don’t hesitate to ask me any questions, and please do use my office hours, they are made for you. Please call me at home if you have any concerns or issues that you want to discuss.
Please refer to the student handbook on information on grades, school calendar, student’s rights and responsibilities
Text Book:
Hallahan, D.P; Kauffman, J.M. Exceptional Learners: Introduction to Special Education, Seventh Edition. Allyn & Bacon 1996,Boston Mass.
Supplement Materials
- http:// www.prenhall.com/bookbind/pubbooks/turnbull/
- http:// www.Idoneline.org/
- http:// www.saron.mmu.ac.uk/rindex.htm
- http://eric.org
- http://juliet.stfx.ca/%7Ex94emi/speed.htm
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