93581 - Workshop on the Psychology of Disability and Integration (G.A)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the laboratory, students will be able to:

• apply the knowledge and skills acquired in the integrated course within a simulated learning environment;
• engage in critical reflection, in collaboration with peers, on the topics addressed.

 

Course contents

• Main milestones of communicative and language development in the first years of life
• Theoretical and clinical framework of language delay
• Main observational tools for assessing communicative and language development in the first years of life
• Design of educational programs aimed at promoting the development of language skills

 

Readings/Bibliography

As the workshop is integrated with the course in Psychology of Disability and Integration, there are no compulsory textbooks to study.

Further readings:

Caselli, M.C., Bello, A., Rinaldi, P., Stefanini, S., Pasqualetti, P. (2015). Il primo vocabolario del bambino: Gesti, Parole e Frasi. Milano: Edizioni Franco Angeli.

D'Amico, S., Devescovi, A. (2003). Comunicazione e linguaggio nei bambini. Roma: Carocci.

Michnick Golinkoff, R. e Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2001). Il bambino impara a parlare. Milano: Cortina.

Teaching methods

The laboratory will include in-class practical activities based on the presentation of video recordings and the analysis of observational questionnaires assessing language development.

These practical activities are essential for understanding how to use the observational tools presented, while discussing their strengths, limitations, and the challenges encountered in their application.

Attendance is mandatory.

Assessment methods

The laboratory is subject to an assessment based on students' level of participation and engagement during the laboratory sessions, as well as the completion of a mandatory individual assignment related to the topics covered.

The possible outcomes are:

• Fail (the laboratory must be repeated in the following academic year);
• –1 point deducted from the final examination grade (out of 30);
• 0 points (no adjustment to the final examination grade);
• +1 point added to the final examination grade (out of 30).

The assessment criteria and grading procedures will be explained during the first laboratory session.

With regard to assessment, limited, disclosed, and non-substantive use of AI is permitted for support activities (e.g., summarization and rephrasing). Substantive use of AI to complete any part of the assessment is not permitted.

 

 

Teaching tools

Slides and video projection.

Students with learning disorders and\or temporary or permanent disabilities: please, contact the office responsible ( [https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/en/for-students] ) as soon as possible so that they can propose acceptable adjustments. The request for adaptation must be submitted in advance (15 days before the exam date) to the lecturer, who will assess the appropriateness of the adjustments, taking into account the teaching objectives

Office hours

See the website of Annalisa Guarini