Early Childhood Special Education/Reading Major - 38 SH

This major is for teachers interested in earning endorsements in Early Childhood Special Education and Reading Teacher.

In addition to the National College of Education Graduate Admission Requirements, applicants must:

Have a valid and active Illinois Professional Educator License with an Early Childhood Endorsement

Major details:

Endorsement details:

Candidates are advised that endorsements are awarded by the State of Illinois per the guidelines posted at http://www.isbe.net. Additional requirements beyond the below coursework and tests may apply.
The grade level endorsement on a teacher's Professional Educator License determines the grade level of the additional endorsements
The Early Childhood Special Education Endorsement is valid for PreK special education only. Any PreK teacher teaching in a special education setting must hold this credential
In order to earn the Reading Teacher Endorsement, candidates must pass the ISBE Reading Teacher content test (#177)

Required Courses

SPE 510	Early Childhood Special Education Language Development and Challenges	2
SPE 532	Early Childhood Special Education Curriculum, Instruction and Methods	3
SPE 533	Early Childhood Special Education Diagnostic Assessment	3
SPE 534	Early Childhood Special Education--Collaboration, Family and Community	3

RLL 520	Survey of Youth Literature, PreK-12	3
	or
RLL 528	Diverse Perspectives in Youth Literature, PreK-12	3
	and
RLR 501	Teaching Beginning Literacy	3
RLR 502	Teaching Comprehension and Content Area Reading	3
RLR 510	Diagnosis and Assessment of Reading	3
RLR 511	Instructional Strategies for Literacy Interventions	3
RLR 592A	Practicum: Literacy Interventions for Elementary Students	2
	with
RLR 592B	Practicum: Literacy Interventions for Secondary Students	2
RLW 541	Teaching Writing	2 TO 3

Note: RLW 541 must be taken for 3 semester hours.

Capstone Project