Information Package / Course Catalogue
Early Childhood Special Education
Course Code: ÖZE201
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

Students define the basic concepts of children with special needs. It makes necessary plans by comparing the similarities and differences between Early Childhood Special Education and Preschool Education programs. It organizes in-class environmental regulations and evaluates all the developmental areas of children by taking advantage of appropriate measurement tools.

Course Content

Autism Spectrum Disorder and other developmental disability concepts, home, institutional and home and institution-centered training environments for early-age children in need of special education; The applications for the kindergarten classroom environment and the importance of the environmental regulations for these environments, the tools that can be used in the evaluation of the development areas in early childhood, the importance of play in early childhood and game education, the education in early childhood special education in Turkey Programs, Interaction-based Early Childhood Education Program, Analysis of the videos of the children with 0-6 year old children with developmental inadequacy and their families, mental g Strategies of development, language development, physical development, self-care skills, social-emotional development areas and strategies to support these developmental areas will be handled.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Gülsüm Elif ÇORBACI SERİN
Learning Outcomes
1.Develop a checklist to determine the level of development of children with special needs
2.In the case of special needs children in early childhood, the program makes appropriate adjustments
3.Compare the similarities and differences between early childhood special education and pre-school education programs
4.distinguish the roles of early childhood special education specialists
5.Describe the developmental areas of children with normal development and special needs in early childhood.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Beaty, J. J., (1996). Preschool Appropriate Practices. Harcourt Brace Collage Publishers
2.Bredekamp, S., & Copple, C. (1997). Developmentally Appropriate Practice in early Childhood Programs. NAECY
3.Cook, R. E., Tessier, A., Klein, M. D. (2000). Adapting Early Childhood Curricula for Children in Inclusive Settings. Merill- Prentice-Hall
4.Gonzales-Mena, J., Eyer, D. W., (2001). Infants, Toddlers, and Caregivers. Mayfield Publishing Company
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Course schedule and presentation of the course, group building, presentation of resources.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Definition of early special education, purpose and importance, legal regulations for early education, concepts of Autism Spectrum Disorder and other developmental disabilities
Week 3 - Theoretical
Special education provision and environments in early education: home-based, institution-centered, home and institution-centered
Week 4 - Theoretical
Evaluation and evaluation of kindergarten classroom environment and environmental education
Week 5 - Theoretical
To introduce the tools that can be used to evaluate developmental areas in early childhood
Week 6 - Theoretical
Definition of play in early childhood, use in preaching and teaching environment
Week 7 - Theoretical
Early education programs for children aged 0-6 with developmental inadequacy
Week 8 - Theoretical
Introduction to Interaction Based Early Learning Program (Midterm exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Analysis of videos of children with 0-6 year old children with developmental disability and their families
Week 10 - Theoretical
Analysis of videos of children with 0-6 year old children with developmental disability and their families
Week 11 - Theoretical
Strategies to support mental development in early childhood
Week 12 - Theoretical
Stages of language development in early childhood and classroom strategies to support communication
Week 13 - Theoretical
Physical development and support in early childhood
Week 14 - Theoretical
Supporting the field of self-care and social-emotional development in early childhood
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Assignment70214
Project90327
Midterm Examination1617
Final Examination19110
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
3
5
3
3
4
3
OÇ-2
4
3
4
5
5
5
3
3
3
1
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2
OÇ-3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
2
OÇ-4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
OÇ-5
3
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026