COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PERSONNEL PREPARATION IN EARLY INTERVENTION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Special Education

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SAFIYE SUNAY YILDIRIM DOĞRU

Offered to

Special Education

Course Objective

to support graduates who plan to work with infants and toddlers with special needs, their families and related service providers in gaining the necessary knowledge, skills and attitudes

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. Gain a perspective on the emotional reactions and the experiences of families of very young children with special needs
2   2. Gain positive attitutes toward the families of very young children with special needs
3   3. Conduct assessment in early intervention
4   4. Develop individualized service plans in early intervention
5   5. Work with very young children, their families and related service providers
6   6. Support families of very young children during transitions
7   7. Gain knowledge on early intervention programs conducted in Turkey

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Development and learning in the first three years of life
2 The beginning of a journey with the special child joining the family: the reactions of the family and the close environment, the search for health and educational support services and other related experiences
3 Professional attitudes toward babies with special needs and their families
4 The family-centered approach
5 Early intervention program models
6 Child and family assessment
7 The development of the Individualized Family Service Plan
8 Midterm exam
9 Family-professional partnerships (communication skills, empowerment, advocacy, social support)
10 Team building in early intervention
11 Working with a very young child (communication, instruction, choosing play material and activities)
12 Supporting the child and the family during transitions
13 Early intervention programs in Turkey
14 Group discussion in light of actual cases
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Reichow, B., Boyd, B.A., Barton, E.E., & Odom, S.L. (2018). Erken çocukluk özel eğitimi el kitabı (Handbook of early childhood special education). Çeviri Editörleri H. Bakkaloğlu & Ş. Demir. Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık.

Cook, R.E., Tessier, A., & Klein, M.D. (1996). Adapting early childhood curricula for children in inclusive settings (4th ed.). Englewood Cliffs: Merrill, an imprint of Prentice Hall.

Guralnick, M.J. (Ed.) 2000). The effectiveness of early intervention (2nd ed.). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Co.

Turnbull, A.P., & Turnbull, H.R. (1997). Families, professionals and exceptionality: A special partnership (3rd ed). Upper Saddle River: Merrill, an imprint of Prentice Hall.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

group discussion, case presentation

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.40 + FCG * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 9 117
Project Final Presentation 2 20 40
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 196

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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