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The Intervention Specialist: Mild/Moderate licensure and degree program is offered at the graduate level. Individual programs of study can be completed on either a part-time or full-time basis. 
 

Contact Information
Patricia Renick, Ph.D.
Ph: (937) 775-2679
email: patricia.renick@wright.edu

Off-campus
Intervention Specialist Program
Wright State University - Lake Campus Mild/Moderate - Moderate/Intense Program Schedule

Greenfield Ohio Program

Greenfield Cohort Schedule

Directions to Greenfield / Miami Trace      

35 E toward Washington Court House
Exit 22 – Hillsboro
Right at stop sign
Right at light (or stop sign) 1/4 to 1/2 mile on left is Miami Trace Board of Education

1400 US Route 22 NW
Washington CH  43160
(740) 335-3010 till 4:30 p.m.

You will see the Fayette County Services Center building.  Drive to the right of the building to the back – passing the Child Care Center sign.  You will see two long metal buildings parallel to each other.  The class is held in the building on your right.  Park in the only designated areas.  There are two doors.  The one in the middle of the building is best if it is unlocked.  The other one gains entrance to the Child Care Center.

Go to second floor
Approximately 55 minutes from WSU Dayton Campus


Highly qualified Status for NEW Special Education Teachers.

Teacher candidates interviewing for positions in the grade 7-12 arena in intervention specialist/Special Education and who expect to teach multiple subjects exclusively are considered highly qualified if they pass the Praxis II reading test in addition to the special education test. They will be considered highly qualified in language arts.

Districts may hire them and allow them two years from the date of hire to become highly qualified in the other subjects they teach.This is not only for grades 7 and 8 but 9-12. ODE is suggesting new Intervention Specialists/Special Educators take and pass the Praxis II reading test.

Contact the Intervention Specialist/Special Ed Program

INTERVENTION SPECIALIST - MILD/MODERATE
(Special Education)

The Intervention Specialist - Mild/Moderate program of study provides a multiage license and a Master of Education (M.Ed.) degree.

Candidates not having an undergraduate degree in education may have to take a prerequisite sequence of classes in order to be eligible for a license. Please see an advisor for details.

After successful completion of the licensure portion of the program and passing the Praxis II exam Principles of Learning and Teaching K-6 (#30522) or 5-9 (#30523) or 7-12 (#30524) AND the Praxis II exam Education of Exceptional Students: Core Content Knowledge (#20353), students are eligible for an Ohio provisional Multiage license in Mild/Moderate Needs (K-12) (#196140).

Course #
Course Title
Credit Hours
ED 704 Inquiry Into Foundations of Education 4 credit hours
EDT 786 Applications of Computers in Education 4
EDS 700 Special Education Entrance Seminar 4
EDS 655 Exceptional Learners 5
EDS 654 Assessment: The Intervention Specialist Role 4
EDS 642 Curricula, Methods and Materials to Teach Students with Mild to Moderate Educational Needs 4
EDS 745 Special Education Midpoint Check Seminar 1
EDS 644 Instructional & Behavioral Management Skills for Intervention Specialists 4
EDS 645 Transitions of Students with Exceptionalities 4
EDS 656 Clinical Practice in Remediation 4
EDS 659 Communication and Consultation Skills for Educators 4
EDS 661 Internship: Special Education or 10
   ED 658     Practicum in Education    5
EDS 799 Special Education Exit Seminar 2
  READING REQUIREMENTS  
ED 709 Diagnosis and Assessment of Reading Performance 4.5
ED 716 Foundations of Reading Instruction 3
ED 717 Instruction in Word Study: Phonics 5
ED 769 Content Reading Instruction Grades 4-12 3


Total Quarter Hours: 63.6-68.5

Note: Intervention Specialist/Special Education teacher candidates who do not have a prior or previous teaching license or teaching certificate and are seeking an initial license in Special Education must complete the following state required prerequisites as preparation for an initial intervention specialist/special educator license.

ED 602 Education in a Pluralistic Society (4 credit hours)

ED 621 Human Development and Learning (4)

EDS 771 Classroom Observation (3) or documentation of school/classroom experiences of at least 30 clock hours (preferably in inclusive settings).

ED 670 K-12 Science Content & Standards for Intervention Specialists/Special Education (4)

ED 670 K-12 Social Studies Content & Standards for Intervention Specialists/Special Education (4)

ED 670 K-12 Math Content & Standards for Intervention Specialists/Special Education (4)

Program information last modified Monday, 25th August, 2008 @ 03:41pm

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