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Early Elementary Area (P-5) and LBD – Bachelor of Arts

Program Competencies

  1. An understanding of the varied nature of exceptional children, and of the range of special programs and resources available in the public school and the community.
  2. Knowledge and skills in the development of alternative individualized curricula and in the effective teaching of academic skills, including oral and written language and the content areas.
  3. An understanding of the principles and techniques of behavior management, and the ability to implement those techniques in the public school classroom.
  4. An ability to measure the effectiveness of ongoing special education programs, and to critically evaluate the utility of published materials.
  5. An understanding of the roles and responsibilities of special education teachers in various education program settings, including due process for the identification, placement and continuing evaluation of students in special instructional programs.
  6. Knowledge of the curriculum in various areas of child development at the preschool level, together with an understanding of the characteristics of disabled preschool children and the program modifications that they require.
  7. An understanding of career education as an integral part of the P-12 curriculum including knowledge of teaching methods, materials, and outside agencies typically involved in vocational training and independent living.
  8. An understanding of fundamental principles of education assessment and the ability to administer a wide range of formal and informal, academic, communication, and behavioral assessment instruments.
  9. The ability to interpret formal and informal assessment data in the process of forming conclusions about student needs, implementing and evaluating individualized education programs, and designing appropriate curricula for children with learning, behavioral or developmental needs.
  10. An understanding of KERA and the full inclusion of special education students with nondisabled students in regular classrooms.
  11. Demonstrate appropriate uses of technology to support classroom instruction.
  12. Demonstrate the capacity to provide leadership within the school, the community, and the profession.

Assessment

  1. GPA of 2.75
  2. Core Academic Skills for Educators (CASE) Testing Series
  3. Interview
  4. Completion of required field experience hours
  5. Writing sample
  6. Teacher Performance Assessment
  7. PRAXIS Exam

Program Requirements

General Education

General Education courses

variable
BIOL 110Inquiry Biology for Teachers

3
SCI 111Inquiry Physical Science for Teachers

3
EDF 211Human Growth and Development

3
EDEM 499CSeminar in Effective Teaching

3
Total Credit Hours:36

Refer to the General Education section for a complete listing of general education requirements for the University.

Area Requirements

P-5 and LBD Area Requirements

EDF 207Foundations of Education

3
EDEE 305Learning Theories and Practices in Early Elementary

3
EDSP 230Education of Exceptional Children

3
EDEE 327Literature and Materials for Young Readers

3
EDSP 350Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

3
EDSP 353Language Arts Teaching LBD*

3
EDSP 355Teaching Students with LBD*

3
EDSP 356Applied Behavior Analysis

3
EDSP 357Math and Content Teaching LBD*

3
EDSP 359Practicum in Teaching for Students with LBD*

1
EDSP 360Characteristics of Individuals with Learning Disabilities and Behavior Disorders

3
EDSP 365Including Students with Diverse Needs in the Classroom*

3
EDSP 372Transition to Adult Life

3
EDEE 423Supervised Student Teaching Practicum

6
EDSP 435Supervised Teaching Practicum

6

EDSP 365 (taken with either Elementary II or Elementary III)

Elementary I: courses to be taken concurrently
EDEL 302Integrating Technology into the Classroom

3
EDEM 330Foundations of Reading

3
EDSP 367Educational Assessment

3
Elementary II: courses to be taken concurrently
EDEE 321Teaching Math in Early Elementary Grades*

3
SCI 490Science for the Elementary Teacher*

3
Elementary III: courses to be taken concurrently
EDEE 322Teaching Social Studies in Early Elementary Grades*

3
EDEE 323Language Arts for Early Elementary*

3
EDEE 331Reading for Early Elementary Teachers*

3
Total Credit Hours:73

Supplemental Requirements

HST 261American History since 1865

3
or
HST 271World History since 1500

3
 
MATH 231Mathematics for the Elementary Teacher I

3
MATH 232Mathematics for the Elementary Teacher II

3
PSY 154Introduction to Psychology

3
ESS 112Inquiry Earth Systems Science for Teachers

3
Total Credit Hours:15

Total Credit Hours: 124