YT10135 Clinical Seminar on Special Needs Education

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School Special Course of Special Needs Education

Lecture Code YT10135 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 特別支援教育臨床演習

Subject Name
（Katakana）トクベツシエンキョウイクリンショウエンシュウ

Subject Name in
English Clinical Seminar on Special Needs Education

Instructor WAKAMATSU AKIHIKO,KAWAI NORIMUNE,OMORI MARIKO,UJIMA KAZUHITO

Instructor
(Katakana) ワカマツ　アキヒコ,カワイ　ノリムネ,オオモリ　マリコ,ウジマ　カズヒト

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year, First Semester, Year

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (Year) Inte：Faculty Office

Lesson Style Seminar Lesson Style
(More Details) 　

Practice oriented

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction J : Japanese

Course Level 3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate

Course Area（Area） 24 : Social Sciences

Course Area（Discipline） 07 : Education

Eligible Students For students majoring in Speical Needs Education with a focus on Education for Intellectual Disabilities

Keywords Educational counseling, educational practice, SDG_04

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)

Class Objectives
/Class Outline Under the mentorship of teachers at the Center for Special Needs Education Research and Practice, students are expected to take part in educational counseling, conduct psychological tests, and provide instruction to parents depending on the results of psycholocial tests. Also, students will conduct excercises in the second semester. By conduting exercises, students will learn how to organize them. Students will write report on how to establish an annual teaching plan.

Class Schedule Lesson 1　Orientation
Lesson 2　Observation of educational counseling
Preparation of WISC-IV
Lesson 3　Preparation for psychological test, DN-CAS/Observation of educational counseling
Lesson 4　Preparation for psychological test, PEP-R/Observation of educational counseling
Lesson 5　Implementation of psychological tests, WISC-IV
Lesson 6　Implementation of psychological test, PEP-R
Lesson 7　Interpretation of the WISC-IV test and making teaching plans
Lesson 8　Interpretation of the PEP-R test results and making teaching plans
Lesson 9　Instruction and discussion on Case Study A
Lesson 10:　Instruction and discussion on Case Study B
Lesson 11:　Instruction and discussion on Case Study C
Lesson 12:　Instruction and discussion on Case Study D
Lesson 13:　Instruction and discussion on Case Study E
Lesson 14:　Instruction and discussion on Case Study F
Lesson 15　Interim report on instruction

Report assignments on educational counseling, teaching guildelines, and final report

Contents of each lecture will vary depending on teachers

Text/Reference
Books,etc. No use of textbook.
Materials will be distributed.
Reference books will be introduced as necessary.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

(More Details) Distributed materials and visual materials (Video/PC/other visual materials)

Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Students are expected to conduct psychological tests at a class. So students are expected to learn how to conduct the tests ahead of the lessons.
Practice should be conducted based on evidence. Students are expected to provide explanation on lesson plans to parents and other students, such why the lesson plan is desinged in a certain way, etc.

Requirements This class is designed for students who wish to develop their teaching skills as special needs education teachers. Students without high interest and ability may not be allowed to take this class.

Grading Method Class particaption and report assignments are major factors of evaluation. Also, students' teaching skills as special needs education teachers will be subject to evaluation.

Practical Experience Experienced

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it A teacher(Dr. Ujima) who has worked for 12 years at a school for the blind will give lectures on the psychology, evaluation, and teaching methods of visually impaired people.
Based on the lecturer's experience as a speech-language pathologist in the U.S., the lecture will give students how the special education systems are different between Japan and the U.S., and how to work with students who have learning disabilities and other related disabilities (Dr. Kawai).

Message Educational counseling offered at institutes such as the Center for Special Needs Education Research and Practice requires high quality and high responsibility. Immature students or students who don't obey educational counselers are not allowed to take this class.

Other The faculty members who have experiences of working at special needs schools, public schools and university in the United States as a speech-language pathologist introduce practical contents based on their experiences.

This is considered as a developmental class, so is not be recognized a credit required for teaching license.

Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

Academic Year	2024Year	School/Graduate School	Special Course of Special Needs Education
Lecture Code	YT10135	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	特別支援教育臨床演習
Subject Name （Katakana）	トクベツシエンキョウイクリンショウエンシュウ
Subject Name in English	Clinical Seminar on Special Needs Education
Instructor	WAKAMATSU AKIHIKO,KAWAI NORIMUNE,OMORI MARIKO,UJIMA KAZUHITO
Instructor (Katakana)	ワカマツ　アキヒコ,カワイ　ノリムネ,オオモリ　マリコ,ウジマ　カズヒト
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	1st-Year, First Semester, Year
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(Year) Inte：Faculty Office
Lesson Style	Seminar	Lesson Style (More Details)
Practice oriented
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	24 : Social Sciences
Course Area（Discipline）	07 : Education
Eligible Students	For students majoring in Speical Needs Education with a focus on Education for Intellectual Disabilities
Keywords	Educational counseling, educational practice, SDG_04
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Class Objectives /Class Outline	Under the mentorship of teachers at the Center for Special Needs Education Research and Practice, students are expected to take part in educational counseling, conduct psychological tests, and provide instruction to parents depending on the results of psycholocial tests. Also, students will conduct excercises in the second semester. By conduting exercises, students will learn how to organize them. Students will write report on how to establish an annual teaching plan.
Class Schedule	Lesson 1　Orientation Lesson 2　Observation of educational counseling Preparation of WISC-IV Lesson 3　Preparation for psychological test, DN-CAS/Observation of educational counseling Lesson 4　Preparation for psychological test, PEP-R/Observation of educational counseling Lesson 5　Implementation of psychological tests, WISC-IV Lesson 6　Implementation of psychological test, PEP-R Lesson 7　Interpretation of the WISC-IV test and making teaching plans Lesson 8　Interpretation of the PEP-R test results and making teaching plans Lesson 9　Instruction and discussion on Case Study A Lesson 10:　Instruction and discussion on Case Study B Lesson 11:　Instruction and discussion on Case Study C Lesson 12:　Instruction and discussion on Case Study D Lesson 13:　Instruction and discussion on Case Study E Lesson 14:　Instruction and discussion on Case Study F Lesson 15　Interim report on instruction Report assignments on educational counseling, teaching guildelines, and final report Contents of each lecture will vary depending on teachers
Text/Reference Books,etc.	No use of textbook. Materials will be distributed. Reference books will be introduced as necessary.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)	Distributed materials and visual materials (Video/PC/other visual materials)
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Students are expected to conduct psychological tests at a class. So students are expected to learn how to conduct the tests ahead of the lessons. Practice should be conducted based on evidence. Students are expected to provide explanation on lesson plans to parents and other students, such why the lesson plan is desinged in a certain way, etc.
Requirements	This class is designed for students who wish to develop their teaching skills as special needs education teachers. Students without high interest and ability may not be allowed to take this class.
Grading Method	Class particaption and report assignments are major factors of evaluation. Also, students' teaching skills as special needs education teachers will be subject to evaluation.
Practical Experience	Experienced
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it	A teacher(Dr. Ujima) who has worked for 12 years at a school for the blind will give lectures on the psychology, evaluation, and teaching methods of visually impaired people. Based on the lecturer's experience as a speech-language pathologist in the U.S., the lecture will give students how the special education systems are different between Japan and the U.S., and how to work with students who have learning disabilities and other related disabilities (Dr. Kawai).
Message	Educational counseling offered at institutes such as the Center for Special Needs Education Research and Practice requires high quality and high responsibility. Immature students or students who don't obey educational counselers are not allowed to take this class.
Other	The faculty members who have experiences of working at special needs schools, public schools and university in the United States as a speech-language pathologist introduce practical contents based on their experiences. This is considered as a developmental class, so is not be recognized a credit required for teaching license.
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes. Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

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