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Education: Intervention Specialist - Mild to Moderate Needs
Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Arts
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Intervention Specialists provide support to children with special needs. They also support general education teachers, provide referrals, help raise awareness regarding strategies for working with students with disabilities, and support the provision of services to children with special needs. |
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| The mild to moderate program is designed to provide specialized training in theoretical foundations and in practical technical skills for individuals planning to teach children and adolescents (grades K-12) who have mild disabilities (learning disabilities) to moderate disabilities (developmentally delayed). Students enrolled in this specialization become knowledgeable in assessment/evaluation of disabilities, development of service options, curriculum alternatives and modifications, behavior management, transitioning, collaborating with parents and other professionals, current trends and issues, and research. |
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Students who wish to teach in special education will pursue a bachelor of arts degree with a major in Intervention Specialist Mild to Moderate. Those students successfully completing the program will receive a license to teach children in grades K-12. Intervention Specialist teacher candidates must have completed 12 semester hours in the area of teaching of reading/language arts.
Requirements for this Major:
63 semester credits including:
Education Core (14 SH)
- EDC 201 Foundations of Education (3 SH)
- EDC 225 Voices of Diversity (2 SH)
- EDC 230 Educational Psychology (3 SH)
- EDC 330 Introduction to Students with Exceptional Learning Needs (3 SH)
- EDC 340 Educational Media and Technology (3 SH)
Teaching of Reading Core (12 SH)
- EDC 321 Phonetic Approaches to Reading (3 SH)
- EDC 324 Diagnosis and Correction of Reading Problems (3 SH)
- EDE 323 Reading and Language Arts in Early Childhood (3 SH)
- EDP 316 Reading in the Content Area (3 SH)
Special Education Core (21 SH)
- EDS 300 Introduction to Individuals with Mild to Moderate Educational Needs (3 SH)
- EDS 302 Assessment and Intervention for Mild to Moderate Special Needs (3 SH)
- EDS 310 Behavior Management and Intervention (3 SH)
- EDS 320 Collaboration and Transition Planning (3 SH)
- EDS 330 Curriculum and Materials for Mild to Moderate Special Needs (3 SH)
- EDP 304 Integrated Curriculum, Methods and Assessment (3 SH)
And 3 semester credits from the following:
Field Experience (4 SH)
- EDS 312 Mild Moderate Intervention Specialist Field Experience I (2 SH )
- EDS 412 Mild Moderate Intervention Specialist Field Experience II (2 SH )
Student Teaching for Licensure (12 SH)
- EDS 440-42 Student Teaching: Mild Moderate Intervention Specialist (9 SH)
- EDS 443 Seminar and Project for Mild Moderate Intervention Specialist (3 SH)
