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Course Details
KTO KARATAY UNIVERSITY
School of Health Sciences
Programme of Child Development
Course Details
Course Code Course Name Year Period Semester T+A+L Credit ECTS
01871406 Visually Impaired 4 Autumn 7 2+0+0 3 3
Course Type Elective
Course Cycle Bachelor's (First Cycle) (TQF-HE: Level 6 / QF-EHEA: Level 1 / EQF-LLL: Level 6)
Course Language Turkish
Methods and Techniques -
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Prerequisites -
Coordinator Prof. Filiz ERBAY
Instructor(s) -
Instructor Assistant(s) -
Course Content
The course content from visual impairment effects development and learning impact the description, student with visual impairment learning styles, communication strategies with visual impairment students, educational assessment and teaching strategies for visual impairment.
Objectives of the Course
The teacher candidate will describe basic teaching strategies, specialized instructional techniques, assessment techniques, and attitudes towards persons with handicaps.
Contribution of the Course to Field Teaching
Basic Vocational Courses
Specialization / Field Courses
Support Courses
Transferable Skills Courses
Humanities, Communication and Management Skills Courses
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week Topics
1 Blindness and Low vision - The effects of a visual loss - Anatomy and Physiology of The Eye - Common Eye Defects and their Educational Implications
2 Assessment of Vision - Low Vision Devices for Children and Young People with a Visual Impairment - Assessment Procedures
3 The Special Curriculum - Listening Skills - The Development of Literacy through Touch
4 Mobility and Independence Skills
5 Access to the Curriculum - Study Skills
6 Access through Technology - The Learning Environment
7 Midterm
8 The Mainstream Curriculum: Principles of Access- Turkish, Mathematic, Science, Humanities, Information Technology, Music,
9 Physical Education, Art and Design, Extracurricular Activities.
10 Children with Multiple Disabilities and a Visual Impairment - Development of Early Communication, -Education Technology Functional Vision Assessment and Development in Children
11 The Role of The Specialist Teacher - Working with Families- The Peripatetic/Advisory Teacher- Support for Pupils within Mainstream Provision- The Specail School Teacher, Consultancy Skills
12 The Role of The Specialist Teacher - Working with Families- The Peripatetic/Advisory Teacher- Support for Pupils within Mainstream Provision- The Specail School Teacher, Consultancy Skills
13 The Role of The Specialist Teacher - Working with Families- The Peripatetic/Advisory Teacher- Support for Pupils within Mainstream Provision- The Specail School Teacher, Consultancy Skills
14 Final
Textbook or Material
Resources Altunay, B. (1998). Kaynaştırmayla İlgili Terimler. Görme Özürlülerin Eğitimi Konferansı, Ankara.
ECTS / Working Load Table
Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Week Number and Time 0 0 0
Out-of-Class Study Time (Pre-study, Library, Reinforcement) 0 0 0
Midterms 0 0 0
Quiz 0 0 0
Homework 0 0 0
Practice 0 0 0
Laboratory 0 0 0
Project 0 0 0
Workshop 0 0 0
Presentation/Seminar Preparation 0 0 0
Fieldwork 0 0 0
Final Exam 0 0 0
Other 0 0 0
Total Work Load: 0
Total Work Load / 30 0
Course ECTS Credits: 0