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The Intervention Specialist: Moderate/Intense 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
Mary Ellen Bargerhuff, Ph.D.
313 Allyn Hall
Ph: (937) 775-2022
email: mary.bargerhuff@wright.edu


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.


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INTERVENTION SPECIALIST - MODERATE/INTENSIVE
(Special Education)

The Intervention Specialist - Moderate/Intensive 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 Moderate/Intensive Needs (K-12) (#196142).

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 652 Education of Individuals with Physical, Sonsory, and Motor Disabilities 4
EDS 653 Curricula, Methods and Materials for Students with Moderate/Intensive Educational Needs 4
EDS 745 Special Education Midpoint Check Seminar 1
EDS 643 Introduction to Augmentative Communication 4
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 626 Introduction to Adaptive Technology 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: 75.5-80.5


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 Tuesday, 26th August, 2008 @ 08:45am
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