Study Guide

Objective

Objectives
Student is able to recognize a child’s needs for support and knows the practices of early support.

Content

Content
- difficulties in a child’s development and their manifestation
- taking into account a child’s special needs in an early education plan
- support for a child’s development and learning

Materials

The material of the course will be available in the Itslearning learning environment, name of the course in Itslearning: Lapsen erityistarpeiden tukeminen

Teaching methods

Independent work
Group work
Attend meetings and take part in discussions

Student workload

Meetings and online discussions 1 credit
Week tasks 4 credits

Content scheduling

Course timetable and contents:

29.9.2022 at 9.00-11.30
First meeting on campus, room EDU_2048 Lyyli: Welcome, getting to know each other, tasks of the course

Weeks 40-42 independent work

27.10.2022 at 10.30-12.00
Second meeting online: Challenges for child development and learning in the early years

27.10.2022 at 13.00-15.00
Third meeting on campus, class ICT_C3043: Functional meeting with Finnish students, supporting child growth

Please notice that you´ll find the course in Itslearning learning environment by it´s Finnish name: Lapsen erityistarpeiden tukeminen (or Lapsen erityistarpeet syksy22).

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Week tasks should be done and approved
The grade (fail 0- excellent 5) of the course is based on essay about the given material (available in the Itslearning environment)

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

Student hasn´t done all tasks acceptably.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

Student is able to recognize a child’s needs for support and knows the practices of early support.