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Special Education (K-12) Professional Concentrations

Reading | Special Education

For students seeking a baccalaureate degree in Elementary Education, Physical Education, or Special Education, an academic/professional concentration is required. Students seeking a baccalaureate degree in Middle Grades Education must complete an academic or professional concentration, in addition to one teaching specialty area, as part of their degree requirements. The School of Education offers professional concentrations in Reading and Special Education.

 

Reading (18-19 hours)

Foundations Course (3 hours)

Course#	Course Title	Comments
EDN 4010	Foundations of Reading and Language Development	Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program

 

Essential Standards (9 hours)

Course#	Course Title	Comments
EPC 2040	Introduction to Exceptional, Diverse, and At-Risk Students
EDN 4510	Reading Practicum	Prerequisite: EDN 4010, and EDN 4250 or SED 4340; Admission to Teacher Education Program
Select ONE from the courses listed below:
EDN 4250	Diagnosis and Remediation of Reading Difficulties	Prerequisite: EDN 4010; Admission to Teacher Education Program
SED 4340	Diagnosing and Remediating Reading and Writing Problems (Special Education Majors)	Prerequisite: SED 3310, SED 3320; Admission to Teacher Education Program

Content (3-4 hours)

Course#	Course Title	Comments
Select ONE from the courses listed below:
ELE 4050	Literacy and Language Arts II in the Elementary School (4)	Prerequisite: ELE 4040; Admission to Teacher Education Program
EPC 3030	Reading Strategies for the 21st Century	Prerequisite: 30 semester hours and 2.0 GPA.

Literacy and Literature (3 hours)

Course#	Course Title	Comments
Select ONE from the courses listed below:
EDN 2400	Teaching with Children’s Literature	Prerequisite: 2.0 QPA

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Special Education (18 hours)

Course#	Course Title	Comments
SED 3310	Introduction to the Exceptional Child
SED 3340	Instructional Strategies for Students with Mild to Moderate Disabilities	Prerequisite: SED 3310, SED 3320
SED 3350	Assessment of Students with Mild to Moderate Disabilities	Prerequisite: SED 3310, SED 3320
SED 3360	Differentiation of Instruction for Special Education Students	Prerequisite: SED 3310, SED 3320
SED 4310	Discipline and Classroom Management	Prerequisite: SED 3310, SED 3320; Admission to Teacher Education Program
SED 4320	Classroom Considerations and the IEP for Special Education Students	Prerequisite: SED 3310, SED 3320; Admission to Teacher Education Program

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Updated: Wednesday, November 3, 2010

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