SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS

Recommended Prerequisites

Biological Foundations of Development; Developmental Psychology; Psychopathology; Neuropsychology.

Teaching Methods

Lectures supported by audiovisual aids, case studies, training with assessment and intervention material; development of intervention proposals, critical analysis of texts and DVDs.

Learning Outcomes

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

- To understand the legal framework and the organization of the care provided to students with special educational needs in our country.

- To characterize and identify specific learning disabilities.

- To get knowledge on methods and techniques of assessment and intervention specifically targeted to the special educational needs.

- To allow the closeness to psycho-pedagogical real practice in special needs education.

- To perform psychological and/or psychoeducational evaluations seeking to screen and identify special needs or to develop individualized interventions.

- To design and implement interventions adjusted to the specificity of special educational needs cases.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Module I - Special Educational Needs (SEN)- Concepts of Disability, Functionality, Incapacity and Handicap. Definitions, types and prevalence of SEN.

Module II- Legal framework and the organization of the care provided to students with SEN.

Module III - Transversal Areas of Intervention in Special Educational Needs: Inclusion, Early Intervention, Curricular Flexibility and Transition to life after school.

Module IV- Learning Disabilities (LD): Identification, Characterization and Intervention.

Module V- Specific Reading and Writing Disabilities- Identification, characterization and determinants. Assessment. Methods for re-education and compensatory strategies.

Head Lecturer(s)

Maria Cristina Petrucci Almeida Albuquerque

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Resolution Problems: 30.0%
Frequency: 70.0%

Bibliography

Farrell, M. (2012). Educating special children. An introduction to provision for pupils with disabilities and disorders (2nd ed). New York: David Fulton.

Friend, M., & Bursuck, W. D. (2015). Including students with special needs. A practical guide for classroom teachers. Boston: Pearson.

Lerner, J. W., & Johns, B. H. (2013). Learning disabilities and related disabilities. Strategies for success (13th edition). Stamford: Cengage Learning.

 Moura, O., Pereira, M., & Simões, M. R. (Eds.) (2018). Dislexia: teoria, avaliação e intervenção. Lisboa: Pactor.

Pereira, F., Crespo, A., Trindade, A. R., Cosme, A., Croca, F., Breia, G., (…) & Fernandes, R. (2018). Para uma educação inclusiva: Manual de apoio à prática. Lisboa: ME/DGE.

Quigney, T. A., & Studer, J. R. (2016). Working with students with disabilities. A guide for school counselors. New York: Routledge.

Swanson, H., Harris, K. & Graham, S. (2013). Handbook of learning disabilities (2nd ed.). New York: Guilford Press.