PSY 255

Course No Course Title CL LB CLINIC CR
PSY 255 Intro to Exceptionality 3 0 0 3
This course introduces the psychology of the exceptional person. Topics include theoretical perspectives, terminology, and interventions pertaining to various handicapping conditions as well as the resulting psychosocial adjustments. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate a basic understanding of the potentials and limitations of the exceptional person. Prerequisites: PSY 150.

PSY 255 01P Syllabus

Group Progress Report

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 Date  Done    / In-Class Activities Due Date / Homework Assignment
(1) 1/7/04           Chapter One Activity   1/12/04   Chapter One Homework  Read chapter one
(2) 1/9/04           Reviewed Chapter One, Started Small Group Project by establishing groups  
(3) 1/14/04        Chapter Two Activity, Reviewed chapter two 1/21/04    Chapter Two Homework Read Chapter Two
(4) 1/21/04        Chapter Two in class activity 2, Group Progress Report One 1/26/04   Read Chapter Three
1/26/04         Class Cancelled due to snow    
1/28/04         Class Cancelled due to snow  
(5) 2/02/04         Chapter Three in class Activity, Reviewed chapter three 2/04/04 Chapter Three Homework
(6) 2/04/04          Chapter Three Role Plays  , Review of chapter and case study on page 94. 2/09/04 Read Chapter Four

2/11/04 Group Progress Report Two Due

(7) 2/09/04           Chapter Four in class activity, Other chapter four in class question activity 2/11/04 Chapter Four Homework, Find one resource in North Carolina for school-age exceptional children, Group Progress Report Due
(8) 2/11/04            Chapters One through Four Exercise and  Exam One Study Guide, Answers for true and false review None
2/16/04          Snow Day again! Read Chapter Five
(9) 2/18/04           Exam on Chapters One through Four 2/23/04 Chapter Five Homework
(10)2/23/04           Chapter Five in class exercise, Chapter Five Case Study 2/25/04 Read Chapter Six
(11) 2/25/04          Finish Chapter Five, Chapter Five Questions,  start chapter six 3/01/04 Read Chapter Seven, Chapter Six Homework ADD Homework

(Extra Credit due 3/3/04)

3/10/04 Group Progress report due at BEGINNING of class.

(12) 3/01/04   Speaker on Vocational Rehabilitation (Ms. Catherine Clayton) 3/3/04 Chapter Seven Homework (Extra Credit due 3/3/04)

3/10/04 Group Progress report due at BEGINNING of class.

(13) 3/03/04    Speaker on NICU, and related issues (Ms. Rebecca S. Maher) 3/8/04 Chapter Eight Homework 

3/10/04 Group Progress report due at BEGINNING of class.

(14) 3/8/04       Reviewed chapters six and seven 3/10/04 Chapter Nine Homework3/10/04 Group Progress report due at BEGINNING of class.
(15) 3/10/04     Speaker from Person Industries (Ms. Judith Casseday) 3/15/04  Review chapters five through eight.  3/15/04 Extra credit review assignment chapters 5 through 8, Answer Sheet for test review, 3/15/04 Chapter 10 homework
(16) 3/15/04      Review of chapters five through eight,
(17) 3/17/04      Exam on chapters five through eight and speakers.  No Homework!
(18) 3/22/04     Review of chapters nine and ten. 3/24/04  Chapter 11Homework 4/5/04 Extra Credit in PSY 255 due
(19) 3/24/04    Review of chapters ten and eleven 3/29/04 Chapter 12 Homework 4/5/04 Extra Credit in PSY 255 due, 3/29/04 Study Guide Homework due 3/29/04 , Study Guide Answer Sheet
(20) 3/29/04  ch 11 vocabulary exercise, ch 11 case study, review of chapter 11  4/5/04 Extra Credit in PSY 255 due,
(21) 3/31/04     Review of chapter twelve  4/5/04 Extra Credit in PSY 255 due,
(22) 4/05/04     Exam on chapters nine through twelve  4/7/04 Chapter 13 homework
(23) 4/07/04     Chapter thirteen, definitions, brain coloring  
(24) 4/12/04     Chapter 13 case study and discussion, chapter 14 vocabulary and beginning review 4/14/04 Chapter 14 homework, Group Progress Report
(25) 4/14/04      Ch 14 case study, ch 14 questions, vocabulary activity
(26) 4/19/04       Reviewed chapter fifteen 4/21/04 Chapter 15 homework
(27) 4/21/04       Continued chapter fifteen review and vocabulary activity. 4/28/04 Chapter 16 homework,
(28) 4/26/04        Chapter Sixteen 5/3/04 Chapter 17 homework
(29) 4/28/04        Chapter Sixteen, continued
(30) 5/03/04  Chapter Seventeen and Exam Review 5/03/04 Study Guide Homework (Exam 4), Exam 4 Study Guide Answer Sheet
(31) 5/05/04  Exam
(32) 5/10/04  Paper and Presentation Due