Early Care and Education for Young Children with Disabilities - NHTI - Concord's Community College

Early Care and Education for Young Children with Disabilities from NHTI - Concord's Community College is a Campus Associate Special Education degree that prepares you for a Education career. The degree of Associate in Science with a major in Early Care and Education for Young Children with Disabilities will be awarded upon successful completion of the program. The Associate in Science in Early Care and Education for Young Children with Disabilities will prepare students to begin working in the growing field of early intervention and early childhood special needs. This degree responds to the increased diagnosis of young children with autism and the need for qualified professionals to work with children with autism and their families while helping to reduce out-of-district placements. Graduates of this program will be able to help improve educational outcomes for young children with autism, low-incidence disabilities, and other special needs. Students will learn to value the family as the first and most important teacher of the child and provide family services that are relationship based, culturally responsive and delivered collaboratively as part of a team in natural environments. A focus of the program will be enhancing social/emotional development of children by helping them to identify and express feelings and develop meaningful relationships with other children and adults. The degree is offered both face-to-face and online. Students in this program should be prepared to spend out-of-class hours working with young children and their families as part of several courses separate from the practicum experiences. Students must pass all major field courses with a grade of \\\"C\\\" or higher to graduate from this program. Graduates are prepared for immediate entry as competent professionals into the field of early childhood education with a focus on young children with disabilities to work as teachers in licensed child care centers and Head Start programs , as early interventionists with early supports and services programs providing services in both home and community-based settings with a focus on children aged birth to three, and as paraprofessionals in early care and education working in public school, home, and community-based settings with children aged 3 to 8. Students wishing to pursue other opportunities in early intervention may further their education at a four year college. The vision of the Child and Family Studies Department at NHTI is \\\"Teaching, Learning, and Practice with Quality and Joy!\\\" The faculty of the program view teaching as both an emotional and intellectual process. They aim to develop within students the ability to be curious observers of children and to be thoughtful educators who develop knowledge with children through interactive learning. View more details on NHTI - Concord's Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Special Education courses.