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This endorsement is designed for the current teacher who wishes to add skills and knowledge regarding the young child with special needs.
 

Contact Information
Deborah Hess, Ph.D.
347 Allyn Hall
937-775-2024/4472
deborah.hess@wright.edu

PRE-KINDERGARTEN  SPECIAL NEEDS

Endorsement

Students seeking an endorsement in Pre-Kindergarten Special Needs must hold a current teaching certificate or license in prekindergarten or a K-12 Intervention Specialist license or a Early Childhood PK-3 license. Students who do not have a current (expired) teaching credential must complete the renewal requirements for a license prior to the granting of the endorsement in Pre-Kindergarten Special Needs.

Upon successful completion of the Pre-Kindergarten Special Needs endorsement program of study and passing the Praxis II exam Education of Exceptional Students: Core Content Knowledge (#20353), the holder of an Ohio standard teaching credential may add an endorsement in Pre-Kindergarten Special Needs (#196097).


Course #
Course Title
Credit Hours
ED 658

Practicum in Education*
A minimum of 5 weeks is required (25 full contractual days) in a preschool setting serving students with mild/moderate/intensive disabilities.

5 hours

EDS 654

Assessment Skills 4
EDS 632 Principles and Practices in Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education 4
EDS 633 Establishing Partnerships with Families of Children Identified for Early Intervention and/or Early Childhood Special Education 4
EDS 634 Children Birth Through Age Eight with Medical Needs 4
EDS 635 Curriculum, Methods and Materials for Children Identified for Early Intervention and/or Early Childhood Special Education 4


Total Quarter Hours: 25 quarter hours

Note: *Teachers who have one full academic year experience as a licensed lead teacher for students with mild/moderate/intensive disabilities or students with documented developmental delays in two or more domains in a preschool setting are eligible to apply for a practicum waiver.

Program information last modified Tuesday, 26th August, 2008 @ 03:52pm
 
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