Portland-State-University 2014-2015 Bulletin

Early Intervention Special Education Initial License or Endorsement Program

The Early Intervention Special Education Program is designed to prepare professionals to provide services to infants, toddlers, and young children with special needs, and their families. Representative positions include teaching special education preschool classes or kindergarten; supporting children with special needs in community preschool and daycare settings; providing consultation to Head Start, Early Head Start, and preschool providers; providing consultation and support to families; working with young children and their families in their home; providing assessment and evaluation services; and providing service coordination.

For current prerequisites, for initial licenses only, please see: http://www.pdx.edu/sped/prerequisite-coursework-eise

Requirements

Courses

Ed 510Experimental Course

1-6

CI 571Play: Curriculum in Early Childhood Education

3

SpEd 509Prac I: Supervised Field Experience

3

SpEd 509Prac II: Supervised Field Experience

3

SpEd 510Literacy EI/SE

3

SpEd 520Collaboration I: Families and Community - EL and EI/SE

3

SpEd 525Student Teaching

6-15

SpEd 507Seminar

1-6

SpEd 580Introduction to Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education

3

SpEd 581Family Guided Early Intervention

3

SpEd 582Specialized Techniques: Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education

3

SpEd 583Communication and Language Development: EI/SE (Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education)

3

SpEd 584Assessment: EI/SE

3

SpEd 585Instructional Strategies I: EI/SE

3

SpEd 586Instructional Strategies II: EI/SE

3

 

Total Credit Hours: 55

Adding an EI/SE endorsement to a non-provisional teaching license may vary by state but is approximately 21 credits.