2009-2010 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

School of Social Sciences and Human Performance Education 76 Cedarville University 2009–10 Education Special Education – Intervention Specialist The special education-intervention specialist major prepares teachers to work with students in grades pre-K to 12 who have mild to moderate special education needs. Course requirements involve 77 semester hours including: Teacher Education Core (see page 73)....................................12 Special Education Foundations ...............................................10 EDEC-2300 Phonics and the Reading Process........................ 4 EDSP-2400 Language Development........................................ 2 EDSP-3500 Special Education Law.......................................... 1 PYCH-2735 Child-Adolescent Development............................. 3 Special Education Block...........................................................16 EDSP-2700 Teaching Children Mild to Moderate Disabilities.... 3 EDSP-4100 Adaptive Curriculum and Instruction...................... 2 EDSP-4150 Career and Occupational Training......................... 2 EDSP-4300 Behavior and Instructional Management............... 2 EDSP-4400 Assessment in Special Education......................... 4 EDSP-4550 Special Education Clinical: AYA............................. 3 Reading Methods.......................................................................12 EDEC-3800 Teaching Reading and Lang. Arts: EC. ................. 4 EDSP-3150 Intervention and Diag. in Reading Sp.Ed............... 3 EDSP-3950 Special Ed. Clinical: Early Childhood. ................... 3 EDUC-3600 Principles of Value Added Assessment................. 2 Early Childhood Methods II.......................................................17 EDEC-4000 Reading in the Content Area................................. 2 EDEC-4100 Teaching Mathematics: Early Childhood............... 4 EDEC-4200 Teaching Science: Early Childhood....................... 3 EDEC-4300 Teaching Social Studies: Early Childhood............. 3 EDSP-4250 Communication, Collaboration and Inclusion Skills...................................................................................... 2 EDSP-4450 Special Ed. Clinical: Middle Childhood.................. 3 Student Teaching...................................................................10-12 *EDSP-4900 Student Teaching and Seminar: Sp.E.. ......... 10-12 *Capstone Course Special Education Major Curriculum Summary Proficiency Requirements. ..........................................................0-8 General Education Requirements........................................ 57-65.5 Special Education Major Requirements.......................................77 Total (minimum, not including proficiency).................134-142.5 A complete description of the general education requirements is found on page 24. Suggested Four-Year Curriculum for a Major in Special Education-Intervention Specialist First year: BEGE-1710 Christian Life and Thought............................................. 3 BEGE-1720 Spiritual Formation......................................................... 3 COM-1100 Fundamentals of Speech................................................. 3 EDUC-1000 The Education Profession.............................................. 1 EDUC-1050 Contemporary Christian Schools................................... 0 EDUC-1800 Principles of Mathematics I............................................ 3 EDUC-2400 Children’s Literature....................................................... 3 ENG-1400 Composition..................................................................... 3 GBIO-1000 Principles of Biology..................................................... 3.5 GSS-1100 Politics and American Culture........................................... 3 HUM-1400 Introduction to the Humanities......................................... 3 PEF-1990 Physical Activity and the Christian Life.............................. 1 PYCH-2735 Child-Adolescent Development...................................... 3 Literature Elective.............................................................................. 3 Physical Education Activity Elective................................................... 1 Total.............................................................................................. 36.5 Second year: BEGE-2730 Old Testament Literature................................................ 3 BEGE-2740 New Testament Literature............................................... 3 BEGE-3750 Christian Worldview Development................................. 2 EDSP-2000 Teaching Children with Exceptionalities......................... 2 EDSP-2400 Language Development................................................. 2 EDSP-2050 Special Education Field Experience............................... 1 EDSP-3500 Special Education Law................................................... 1 EDSP-3150 Intervention and Diagnosis in Reading for Sp.Educators.3 EDUC-2000 Introduction to Teaching................................................. 2 EDUC-2100 Technology in the Classroom......................................... 2 EDUC-2200 Multicultural Field Experience........................................ 1 EDEC-2300 Phonics and the Reading Process................................. 4 EDUC-2500 Educational Psychology................................................. 3 EDUC-2800 Principles of Mathematics II........................................... 3 GSCI-2010 Physical Science for Teachers......................................... 4 Total................................................................................................. 36 Third year: BEGE-3760 Christian Worldview Integration...................................... 2 EDEC-3800 Teaching Reading and Language Arts: Early Childhood.4 EDEC-4000 Reading in the Content Area: Early Childhood............... 2 EDEC-4100 Teaching Mathematics: Early Childhood........................ 4 EDEC-4200 Teaching Science: Early Childhood................................ 3 EDEC-4300 Teaching Social Studies: Early Childhood...................... 3 EDSP-3950 Special Education Clinical: Early Childhood................... 3 EDSP-4250 Communication, Collaboration, and Inclusion................ 2 EDSP-4450 Special Education Clinical: Middle Childhood................ 3 EDUC-3600 Principles of Value Added Assessment.......................... 2 HIST-3750 Social Movements............................................................ 3 Total................................................................................................. 31 Fourth year: EDSP-2700 Teaching Children Mild-Moderate Disabilities................. 3 EDSP-4100 Adaptive Curriculum and Instruction............................... 2 EDSP-4150 Career Educ. and Occ. Training for Exc. Individuals....... 2 EDSP-4300 Behavior and Instructional Management........................ 2 EDSP-4400 Assessment in Special Education.................................. 4 EDSP-4550 Special Education Clinical: Adolescent / Young Adult..... 3 EDUC-4500 Philosophy of Education................................................ 2 EDUC-4900 Student Teaching and Seminar: Special Education.10-12 GEO-3520 World Regional Geography – Eastern............................. 3 Total............................................................................................ 31-33