Special Needs - Endicott College

Special Needs from Endicott College is a Campus Master Special Education degree that prepares you for a Education career. The program in Special Needs prepares professionals to work with children with moderate disabilities at the Pre-K?8 and 5?12 levels who participate in integrated or self-contained classrooms. These programs lead to Initial and Professional Licensure in Moderate Disabilities (Pre-K?8, 5?12). Program Outcomes Providing students with a view of cognitive development of children and adolescents, learning theory for all learners, the philosophical implications for the regular education integration model (REI), and the utilization of behavioral management principles. Making students aware of educational terminology for students with mild to moderate disabilities and knowledge of services provided by other agencies. Providing opportunities for identification and remediation of various mild to moderate disability conditions. Providing experiences in the field to enhance observational skills and an awareness of curriculum adaptation. Providing opportunities to develop assessment skills, in particular: reporting, informal information, sensory motor checklists, pre-school screening, and receptive and expressive language development. Providing opportunities to develop experience to adapt curriculum goals; create materials; select technologically appropriate tools; and prepare, implement, and evaluate individual education programs (IEPs). Providing opportunities to integrate state and federal regulations pertaining to special education . Providing experiences for students to view the role of families and the community at large in dealing with various mild to moderate disabilities conditions of all learners. The Moderate Disabilities programs (Pre-K?8 and 5?12) are designed in two different tracks: 1) a 21-credit post-baccalaureate program that leads to Initial Licensure and an optional 15 additional credit program to obtain a Master's degree in Initial Licensure, and 2) a 36-credit Appropriate Master's Degree program for a Professional License. View more details on Endicott College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Special Education courses.