Cognitive and Linguistic Structure of Written Language for the Dyslexic Student

Course Details

Course Number: SPED 5143 X  Section Number: X20

Spring 2011

Location: ( All )

Classroom Number: Distance

Days & Times:

I will be available for advising on January 26 in Ferguson 101B from 3:00-5:30

Course Attachments

Textbooks
MSU Faculty Member
Mary Wines   
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Course Objectives

  

Conceptual Framework Overview

 

The outcomes for graduates of professional programs are based upon knowledge, skills, and dispositions in the following elements:

  • Learning Environment – Graduates of West College of Education (GWCOE) create challenging, supportive, and learner-centered environments in diverse settings
  • Individual Development - GWCOE demonstrate knowledge of individual differences in growth and development
  • Diverse Learners - GWCOE recognize the value and challenges of individual differences:
  • Reflection - GWCOE engage in individual and group reflection to improve practice.
  • Collaboration, Ethics, Relationships - GWCOE develop positive relationships, use collaborative processes, and behave ethically.
  • Communication - GWCOE communicate effectively both verbally and nonverbally through listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
  • Professional Development - GWCOE actively engage in continuous learning and professional development.
  • Strategies and Methods - GWCOE use a variety of instructional strategies aligned with content to actively engage diverse learners.
  • Content Knowledge - GWCOE demonstrate mastery of the content area(s) and remain current in their teaching fields.
  • Planning Process - GWCOE demonstrate effective planning as part of the instructional cycle.
  • Assessment - GWCOE demonstrate formative and summative techniques to plan, modify, and evaluate instruction.

 

Objectives

 

  1. Students will become aware of the characteristics of dyslexia.
  2. Students will demonstrate an understanding of the educational identification of dyslexia.
  3. Students will demonstrate an understanding of the multisensory approach to teaching phonological awareness leading to sound/symbol correspondence for reading and spelling:
    • Phonemic awareness
    • Onset and rime
    • Rhyme recognition and production
    • Alliteration
    • Segmentation
    • Manipulation
    • Blending, etc.
  4. Students will demonstrate an understanding of structured, intensive, phonetic approach to teaching reading emphasizing:
    • Phonemic awareness
    • Decoding
    • Symbol/sound relationships
    • Reading automatically
    • Readingrate
    • Prosody
    • Orthographic patterns
    • Syllable division
    • Morphology
  5. Students will demonstrate an understanding of a multisensory, process-oriented approach to teaching cognitive spelling which emphasizes:
    • Phonemic awareness
    • Sound/symbol relationship
    • Orthographic patterns
    • Spelling generalizations
    • Spelling formulas for derivatives
    • Dictation skills
  6. Students will demonstrate an understanding in listening comprehension skills that lead to reading comprehension skills including:
    • Multisensory approach to work relationships through
  7. Grammar
  8. Morphology
  9. Semantics
  10. Syntax
  11. Analysis and strategies used for comprehension in:
    1. Expositive text
    2. Narrative text
  12. Students demonstrate an understanding of sequential multisensory strategies designed for the academic success of the dyslexic student

 

All of the above objectives are tied to the International Multisensory Structured Language Education Council criteria.

 

Dispositions

The special education faculty expects candidates to be reflective, culturally sensitive practitioners and leaders in the profession of education who practice within the Code of Ethics adopted by the CEC.

Special education professionals are committed to developing the highest   educational and quality of life potential of individuals with exceptionalities.

Special education professionals promote and maintain a high level of competenceand integrity in practicing their profession.

Special education professionals engage in professional activities which benefit individuals with exceptionalities, their families, other colleagues, candidates, or research subjects.

Special education professionals exercise objective professional judgment in the practice of their profession.

Special education professionals strive to advance their knowledge and skills regarding the education of individuals with exceptionalities.

Special education professionals work within the standards and policies of their profession.

Special education professionals seek to uphold and improve where necessary the laws, regulations, and policies governing the delivery of special education and related services and the practice of their profession.

Special education professionals do not condone or participate in unethical or illegal acts, nor violate professional standards adopted by the Delegate Assembly of CEC.


Course Expectations

 

Assessments

 

The primary assessment instrument will be proficiency checks and observations on each of the following proficiency areas.

 

1.   Curriculum Knowledge

      _____ Alphabet                                       _____ Phonological Awareness

      _____ New Learning                               _____ Spelling

      _____ Decoding                                       _____ Comprehension Skill

      _____ RAP                                               _____ Review

 

2.  Procedures

     _____ Alphabet

     _____ Decks:  ARD ____ IRD ____ ISD ____

     _____ New Learning

     _____ Instant Words

     _____ Decoding

     _____ RAP

     _____ Phonological Awareness

     _____ Spelling

     

3.  Technical Skills

     _____ Timing and Pacing

     _____ Use of Guided Instructing / Socratic Questioning

     _____ Multisensory Approach

 

4.  Classroom Interaction

     _____ Interactive Instruction

     _____ Appropriate Verbalization

     _____ Classroom Management

 

5.  Lesson Plan Implementation

     _____ Emphasis

     _____ Preparation / Procedures

     _____ Practice

 

Calendar

Specific class deadlines will be discussed via e-mail.

 

Assignments

Chapter Reflections

Journal Articles

Book Reports

All of the above should come from the IMSLEC and ALTA approved lists.

Send your video and the demonstration evaluation reports to the address below:

Mary Wines

Midwestern State University

West College of Education

3410 Taft Blvd.

Wichita Falls, Texas 76308-2099

 

Include your self evaluation as well as the Qualified Instructor’s evaluation of your demonstration lesson. The video should be a sample of your Year One training.

The video sound and visual presentation should be of good quality. 

You will be expected to turn in a Notebook:

Divide notebook into the following sections:

  1. Demonstration Evaluations
  2. Practicum hours and report forms
  3. Lecture Notes
  4. Handouts  and articles
  5. Write ups over chapters and articles
  6. Book Reviews: 4 for the 2 years
  7. Dyslexia information to share with class from articles, websites or conferences

Grading Standards

 

 

Grading Procedures for video demonstration evaluations:

 

Rating Scale:  4 – demonstrates understanding     3 – working toward understanding

                         2 – needs improvement                    1 – unsatisfactory

                                    -1 point per day video is late

 

 

Grading Procedures

The primary assessment instrument will be the demonstration evaluation document.

Grades are determined by weighing the course requirements in the following manner:

 Chapter Reflections                                        10%        

Video Demonstration Evaluations              50%

Journal Article Reviews                                   10%                        

Lesson over Chosen Topic                            10%

Final Exam                                                          20%

 

 


Submission Format Policy

 

Send your video and the demonstration evaluation reports to the address below:

Mary Wines

Midwestern State University

West College of Education

3410 Taft Blvd.

Wichita Falls, Texas 76308-2099

 

Include your self evaluation as well as the Qualified Instructor’s evaluation of your demonstration lesson. The video should be a sample of your Year One training.

The video sound and visual presentation should be of good quality.

 

Send me two out of the following 3 assignments along with the video demonstration:

Chapter Review, Article Review or Book Report

These should come from the list approved by your Qualified Instructor.



Note: You may not submit a paper for a grade in this class that already has been (or will be) submitted for a grade in another course, unless you obtain the explicit written permission of me and the other instructor involved in advance.

Late Paper Policy

1 point will be deducted from demonstration evaluation for each day it is late.


Plagiarism Policy Plagiarism is the use of someone else's thoughts, words, ideas, or lines of argument in your own work without appropriate documentation (a parenthetical citation at the end and a listing in "Works Cited")-whether you use that material in a quote, paraphrase, or summary. It is a theft of intellectual property and will not be tolerated, whether intentional or not.

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Contacting your Instructor All instructors in the Department have voicemail in their offices and MWSU e-mail addresses. Make sure you add your instructor's phone number and e-mail address to both email and cell phone lists of contacts.

Attendance Requirements

You must log on to Web CT.


Other Policies

 

Other Class Policies

 

Please make sure you have watched your video demonstration and critiqued it. Please include your self evaluation. There is a copy of the form on Web CT.

 

Plagiarism Statement

“By enrolling in this course, the student expressly grants MSU a ‘limited right’ in all intellectual property created by the student for the purpose of this course. The ‘limited right’ shall include but shall not be limited to the right to reproduce the student’s work product in order to verify originality, authenticity, and educational purposes.” from Student Handbook.

Additional Assignments

 

Include a list of all books chosen for your book reports.

Include a list of articles you have read.


Writing Proficiency Requirement All students seeking a Bachelor's degree from Midwestern State University must satisfy a writing proficiency requirement once they've 1) passed English 1113 and English 1123 and 2) earned 60 hours. You may meet this requirement by passing either the Writing Proficiency Exam or English 2113. Please keep in mind that, once you've earned over 90 hours, you lose the opportunity to take the $25 exam and have no option but to enroll in the three-credit hour course. If you have any questions about the exam, visit the Writing Proficiency Office website at http://academics.mwsu.edu/wpr, or call 397-4131.