Early Elementary (P-5) and LBD Area – Bachelor of Arts

Program Competencies

1. An understanding of the varied nature of exceptional children, and of the range of special programs and resources available in the public school and the community.
2. Knowledge and skills in the development of alternative individualized curricula and in the effective teaching of academic skills, including oral and written language and the content areas.
3. An understanding of the principles and techniques of behavior management, and the ability to implement those techniques in the public school classroom.
4. An ability to measure the effectiveness of ongoing special education programs, and to critically evaluate the utility of published materials.
5. An understanding of the roles and responsibilities of special education teachers in various education program settings, including due process for the identification, placement and continuing evaluation of students in special instructional programs.
6. Knowledge of the curriculum in various areas of child development at the preschool level, together with an understanding of the characteristics of disabled preschool children and the program modifications that they require.
7. An understanding of career education as an integral part of the P-12 curriculum including knowledge of teaching methods, materials, and outside agencies typically involved in vocational training and independent living.
8. An understanding of fundamental principles of education assessment and the ability to administer a wide range of formal and informal, academic, communication, and behavioral assessment instruments.
9. The ability to interpret formal and informal assessment data in the process of forming conclusions about student needs, implementing and evaluating individualized education programs, and designing appropriate curricula for children with learning, behavioral or developmental needs.
10. An understanding of KERA and the full inclusion of special education students with nondisabled students in regular classrooms.
11. Demonstrate appropriate uses of technology to support classroom instruction.
12. Demonstrate the capacity to provide leadership within the school, the community, and the profession.

Assessment

1. GPA of 2.75
2. Core Academic Skills for Educators (CASE) Testing Series
3. Interview
4. Completion of required field experience hours
5. Writing sample
6. Teacher Performance Assessment
7. PRAXIS Exam

Program Requirements

General Education

General Education Courses	(See GNED Course Listings)	33
Total Credit Hours:		33

Refer to the General Education section for a complete listing of general education requirements for the University. Program requirements that are also general education requirements will count in both places (as applicable). Students must earn a "C" or better in ENG 100, COMS 108, and the GNED Math core. View the TEP Handbook at www.moreheadstate.edu/TEP for additional information.

Area Requirements

P-5 and LBD Area Requirements

EDF 207	Foundations of Education	3
EDF 211	Human Growth and Development	3
EDEE 305	Learning Theories and Practices in Early Elementary	3
EDSP 230	Education of Exceptional Children	3
EDEE 327	Literature and Materials for Young Readers	3
EDSP 350	Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities	3
EDSP 353	Language Arts Teaching LBD*	3
EDSP 355	Teaching Students with LBD*	3
EDSP 356	Applied Behavior Analysis	3
EDSP 357	Math and Content Teaching LBD*	3
EDSP 359	Practicum in Teaching for Students with LBD*	1
EDSP 360	Characteristics of Individuals with Learning Disabilities and Behavior Disorders	3
EDSP 365	Including Students with Diverse Needs in the Classroom*	3
EDSP 372	Transition to Adult Life	3
EDEE 423	Supervised Student Teaching Practicum	6
EDSP 435	Supervised Teaching Practicum	6
EDEM 499C	Seminar in Effective Teaching	3
Total Credit Hours:		55

EDSP 365 (taken with either Elementary II or Elementary III)

Elementary I: courses to be taken concurrently

EDEL 302	Integrating Technology into the Classroom	3
EDEM 330	Foundations of Reading	3
EDSP 367	Educational Assessment	3
Total Credit Hours:		9

Elementary II: courses to be taken concurrently

EDEE 321	Teaching Math in Early Elementary Grades*	3
SCI 490	Science for the Elementary Teacher*	3
Total Credit Hours:		6

Elementary III: courses to be taken concurrently

EDEE 322	Teaching Social Studies in Early Elementary Grades*	3
EDEE 323	Language Arts for Early Elementary*	3
EDEE 331	Reading for Early Elementary Teachers*	3
Total Credit Hours:		9

Additional Requirements

BIOL 110	Inquiry Biology for Teachers	3
ESS 112	Inquiry Earth Systems Science for Teachers	3
MATH 231	Mathematics for the Elementary Teacher I	3
MATH 232	Mathematics for the Elementary Teacher II	3
PSY 154	Introduction to Psychology	3
SCI 111	Inquiry Physical Science for Teachers	3
HST 261	American History since 1865	3
	or
HST 271	World History Since 1500	3
Total Credit Hours:		21

Total Credit Hours: 121