ADDING SUPPLEMENTAL SPECIAL EDUCATION CERTIFICATION TO AN INITIAL ELEMENTARY, ALL-LEVEL, MIDDLE SCHOOL OR HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER CERTIFICATE
This supplement will certify an individual to teach special education at the level and in the field
of his/her certification. In addition to the requirements of the degree plan for their initial
teacher certification, students will be required to take the following courses:
The Special Education Certificate prepares individuals to work with children from infancy through middle childhood in diverse learning environments. Students will foster the cognitive/language, physical/motor, social/emotional, and creative development of young children. Employment opportunities include child care programs, regulated home day care settings, child development centers, church play schools, camps, and
recreational centers....
The Infant /Toddler Care curriculum prepares individuals to work with children from infancy to three years of age in diverse learning environments. Students will combine learned theories, competency-based knowledge, and practice in actual settings with young children under the supervision of qualified teachers.
Course work includes infant/toddler growth and development: physical/nutritional needs of infants and toddlers; safety issues in the care...
The Special Education Certificate is a concentration under the curriculum of Early Childhood Associate. This certificate prepares individuals to work with special needs children from birth through grade three in a diverse family or learning environment. The focus is on developmentally appropriate inclusion practices for all children. Course work includes child growth and development, foundations in early education, child guidance, and inclusion of...
The special education curriculum prepares teachers to understand their professional roles, including the history and legal implications, and the nature of students with special needs. The program provides techniques for creating an educational environment where all students have equal opportunity to develop academically as well as socially. The curriculum stresses assessment, program planning, evaluation, and instructional methods in relation to...
First Semester
CDEC * 1311 Educating Young Children
CDEC 1359 Children with Special Needs
CDEC* 1303 Families, School and Community
CDEC 1371 Physical Development and Disorder in Children
ENGL ENGL 1301 or 1312
Second Semester
CDEC 1313 Curriculum Resources in Early Childhood Programs
CDEC 2340 Instructional Techniques for Children with Special Needs
CDEC * 1354 Child Growth and Development
CDEC * 1318 Wellness of the Young Child...
Alternative Licensure regulations were established by the New Mexico State Board of Education in July 2000 in order that interested and qualified persons who hold at least a baccalaureate degree and who wish to become certified teachers but have not completed a traditional educator preparation program may seek licensure through an approved Alternative Licensure Program (ALP). The ALP at Clovis Community College has programs for licensure in Special...
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