Literacy (Birth-Grade 6) and Special Education Childhood (Grades 1-6), MPS (E707)

45 credits

Prerequisites:

  • Bachelors Degree
  • Evidence of Prior Certification in Early Childhood, Elementary, Childhood or Middle Childhood Education
  • EDU 5393 Foundations of Special Education or equivalent course
  • Methods course(s) in teaching Literacy in Childhood Education

Program and Certification Requirements:

Entry Level

EDU.5088Introduction to Students with Learning and Behavior Problems (Special Education Course)

3

EDU.5083Assessment of Students with Learning and Behavioral Problems (Special Education Course)

3

EDU.5130Classroom Management for Special Education

3

EDU.5402Language, Literacy, and Culture

3

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Fingerprinting

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Take Special Ed Comp exam before completion of 18 credits

Intermediate Level

To be completed at the college level during the first 18 credits of the program

EDU.5630Multisensory Structured Literacy Instruction I

3

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EDU.5413Early Literacy: Foundational Skills in Language and Learning

3

.
OR

EDU.5631Multisensory Structured Literacy Instruction II

3

.

EDU.5371Technology in Special Education

2

EDU.5611Literacy Instruction of the English Language Learner

3

EDU.5612Assessment and Intervention in Literary Instruction

3

EDU.5085Instructional Strategies for Students with Learning and Behavior Problems (Special Education Course)

3

EDU.5614Writing for Teachers and Young People

3

EDU.5032Collaboration and Consultation in Inclusive Settings (Special Education Course)

3

EDU.5594Literacy Comprehensive Exam

0

EDU.5593Special Education Comprehensive Exam

0

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Take Special Ed Comp exam before completion of 18 credits

A course in child development

To be completed by the start of semester prior to the final semester:

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Take NYS EDUCATING ALL STUDENTS test

Take NYS CONTENT SPECIALTY test in Literacy

0

Take NYS CONTENT SPECIALTY test in Students With Disabilities

0

Capstone Level

EDU.5550Research Seminar in Special Education and Literacy

3

EDU.5098Literacy Practicum

4

EDU.5427Student Teaching and Seminar: Special Education (Childhood)

3-6

To be completed by the end of the program for those not holding NYS certification:

edTPA Student Teaching Assessment; plus 3 seminars as follows:

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Child Abuse Seminar

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Violence Prevention Seminar

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Bullying and Harassment Seminar

MPS (E707) Literacy (Birth-Grade 6) and Special Education Grades 1-6) incorporating THE ROSE INSTITUTE FOR LEARNING AND LITERACY courses

(45 Credits)

* This program includes the Rose Institute 4-course sequence that prepares candidates in a phonics—based multisensory approach to reading instruction.

Prerequisites:

  • Bachelors Degree
  • Evidence of Prior Certification in Early Childhood, Elementary, Childhood or Middle Childhood Education
  • EDU 5393 Foundations of Special Education or equivalent course
  • Methods course(s) in teaching Literacy in Childhood Education
  • A signed permission form from their principal allowing them to receive twice-weekly mentoring in their building, and allowing the professor to observe and conduct demonstration lessons in the classroom is required.

Program and Certification Requirements:

Entry Level

EDU.5088Introduction to Students with Learning and Behavior Problems (Special Education Course)

3

EDU.5083Assessment of Students with Learning and Behavioral Problems (Special Education Course)

3

EDU.5130Classroom Management for Special Education

3

EDU.5630Multisensory Structured Literacy Instruction I

3

EDU.5402Language, Literacy, and Culture

3

.
Fingerprinting

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Take Special Ed Comp exam before completion of 18 credits

EDU 5630: *and see EDU 5631 below

Intermediate Level

To be completed (at the college level) during the first 18 credits of the program:

EDU.5344Child Development and Learning

3

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Take Literacy Comps (Prerequisites EDU 5402 and EDU 5610)

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Take Special Ed Comps after 9 credits but before 15 credits of Special Ed

EDU.5594Literacy Comprehensive Exam

0

EDU.5631Multisensory Structured Literacy Instruction II

3

EDU.5593Special Education Comprehensive Exam

0

EDU.5371Technology in Special Education

2

EDU.5611Literacy Instruction of the English Language Learner

3

EDU.5612Assessment and Intervention in Literary Instruction

3

EDU.5085Instructional Strategies for Students with Learning and Behavior Problems (Special Education Course)

3

EDU.5632Multisensory Structured Literacy Practicum I

3

EDU.5032Collaboration and Consultation in Inclusive Settings (Special Education Course)

3

EDU 5344: or other child development course

EDU 5032: Consultation and Collaboration in Inclusive Settings

EDU 5594: Semester after taking Prerequisites: EDU 5610 and EDU 5402

To be completed by the start of semester prior to the final semester:

.
Take NYS EDUCATING ALL STUDENTS test

Take NYS CONTENT SPECIALTY test in Literacy

0

Take NYS CONTENT SPECIALTY test in Students With Disabilities

0

Capstone Level

EDU.5550Research Seminar in Special Education and Literacy

3

EDU.5633Multisensory Structured Literacy Practicum II

3

EDU.5427Student Teaching and Seminar: Special Education (Childhood)

3-6

To be completed by the end of the program for those not holding NYS certification:

3 Required NYS Workshops:

Child Abuse Workshop

0

Violence Prevention Workshop

0

Dignity for All Students Workshop

0

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Autism Workshop