Special Education Learning Disabilities Endorsement Grades K-12 (A)
Students develop the knowledge and skills needed to teach children with learning disabilities in grades K-12. This program combines rigorous coursework with hands-on experience to ensure candidates gain a comprehensive education. This certification is earned in conjunction with a certifiable program in Pk-3, 3-6, 5-9 or 7-12.
State Endorsement Code: SM
MTTC Test Code: 114
Professional Sequence Learning Outcomes:
- Plan, modify and apply evidence based instructional approaches that promote vocabulary growth.
- Implement texts that showcase a variety of viewpoints, genres, literary devices and audiences.
- Cultivate students’ literary identities through motivational and engagement strategies.
- Learn to provide opportunities for active listening and collaborative classroom discussions.
- Possess the knowledge of a plethora of literary texts relevant to secondary learners to encourage reading for pleasure.
- Connect teaching and learning to social contexts that promote student growth of critical consciousness.
The School of Education Program Learning Outcomes:
- SL1. Faith Integration: Candidates display the Christian principles that are central to the university’s mission.
- SL2. Caring Relationships: Candidates establish caring, supportive relationships with students, families and colleagues.
- RP3. Disciplinary Knowledge: Candidates demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of the skills and frameworks of their content areas appropriate to their certification.
- RP4. Pedagogy and Instruction: Candidates understand and implement best practices of instruction and deliver well-differentiated and well-aligned instruction that empowers students as learners.
- RP5. Communication: Candidates demonstrated effective communication skills to enhance teaching and learning.
- RP6. Assessment: Candidates use various types of assessment to evaluate student progress and to improve their instruction.
- RP7. Classroom Environment: Candidates assess and respond appropriately to the cultures of diverse classrooms, schools, and the community.
- LL8. Professionalism and Personal Growth: Candidates engage in continuous growth by consistently expanding their professional knowledge, skills and dispositions.
Special Education Learning Disabilities Outcomes:
- Understand types, characteristics, and implications of learning disabilities on the progressions of learning, communication, physical, and social emotional skills development.
- Understand how to assess students with learning disabilities and how to develop individualized plans
- Teach and promote the development of students with learning disabilities
- Communicate and collaborate with students, families, general education teachers, and other members of the learning community
- Be professional and private in all dealings with students with learning disabilities
Curriculum
Code | Title | Hours |
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Special Education Major (Learning Disabilities) | ||
EDU 491 | Intro to Learning Disabilities | 3 |
EDU 492 | Spec Ed Legis & Legal Guidelin | 3 |
EDU 493 | Mtg Social, Emot, Behav Needs | 3 |
EDU 494 | Coll w/Parents, Students, Prof | 3 |
EDU 495 | Deter Elig & Design Ed Program | 3 |
EDU 496 | Language & Literacy | 3 |
EDU 497 | Math Strat for Spec Lrng Needs | 3 |
EDU 498 | Inst Cont Areas Stud Lrng Dis | 3 |
EDU 499 | Dir Stu Teach in Spec Ed | 6 |
Total Hours | 30 |