Special Educational Needs

Recommended Prerequisites

Developmental and Learning Psychology.

Teaching Methods

Teaching methods include: (i) lectures; (ii) case studies; (iii) simulation exercises; (iv) audiovisual techniques.

Learning Outcomes

- To understand the diversity, complexity and the essential characteristics of the different types of special educational needs.

- Knowledge of different pedagogical responses to students with special educational needs in the context of inclusive schools.
-Analysis of psychoeducational methods and strategies for the following specific groups of students with special needs: learning disabilities; intellectual disabilities; giftedness and high performance; sensorial disabilities; motor disabilities.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Module I - Special Educational Needs and Inclusion: Definitions, types and prevalence of SEN. The organization and legislative architecture of the care provided. The paradigm of inclusive schools. Inclusive practices of pedagogical differentiation.
Module II - Learning Disabilities: Definitions. Identification criteria. Types of LD. Interventions aimed at the promotion of academic performance.
Module III - Intellectual Disabilities: Definition, identification and classification. Individualized Educational Programs and Individualized Transition Programs.
Module IV - Giftedness and High Performance: Definition and identification. Instructional strategies and models: acceleration and enrichment.
Module V - Sensorial Disabilities: Definitions, classifications and causes. Different types of adaptations: teaching methods, assessment and technology.
Module VI- Motor Disabilities: Definitions, classifications and causes. Different types of adaptations: teaching methods and assessment.

Head Lecturer(s)

Marcelino Arménio Martins Pereira

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Synthesis work: 30.0%
Exam: 70.0%

Bibliography

Agência Europeia para as Necessidades Especiais e a Educação Inclusiva (2018). Estatísticas da Agência Europeia sobre Educação Inclusiva: mensagens fundamentais e conclusões (2014/2016). Odense: EADSNE.
Kauffman, J., Hallahan, D., & Pullen, P. (2017). Handbook of special education. New York: Routledge
Ministério da Educação (2018). Para uma educação inclusiva: Manual de apoio à prática. Lisboa: DGIDC.
Moura, O., Pereira, M., & Simões, M. R. (2018).Dislexia: Teoria, avaliação e intervenção. Lisboa: Pacto.