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Overview

Children may experience a range of learning difficulties or learning disabilities that will interfere with learning. In this subject students explore strategies to identify and reduce the impact of learning problems in early childhood contexts.

Portfolio

Office of the Provost

School

Subject coordinator

Chantelle Lynch

Subject type

Undergraduate

Year level

Year Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG

AQF level

Level 8 – Bachelor Degree Honours

Available as elective

No

Available to study abroad / exchange students

Yes

Capstone subject

No

Academic progress review - Schedule A subject

No

Subject instances

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Learning resources

Career ready

Work based learning (placement):No

Graduate capabilities

DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

Subject intended learning outcomes

On successful completion you will be able to:
1.
Identify educational and social implications for children with diverse learning needs.
2.
Describe and identify a variety of ways to accommodate children with diverse and special needs when planning learning activities.
3.
Implement and plan individual learning programs that utilise best practice teaching strategies and interventions and maximise learning outcomes for children with special needs, while reflecting non-discriminatory practice.

Learning activities

Lectures, tutorials and online materials and quiz

Enrolment rules

Special conditions

Requisite rules

Prerequisites: Students must be admitted in one of the following courses: EBECE, EBEL, EBECEO, EVEDB, EB002, EB002B, EB002M, EB002S, EB002W, EA001, EA001B, EA001M, EA001S, EA001W, EBEDP, EBEDPB, EDEBS, EBEDSB

Requisites