Intervention Specialist Education
Open up the world for children of all ages who have diverse learning needs.
You’ll be learning from professors such as Mark Jakowsi, Ph.D., who believes, “All students can learn and grow. Students learn the best when they are actively engaged in the subject matter. Although there are times when direct instruction is necessary, lifelong learning and lifelong lessons are instilled through self discovery.”
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"I know this is where I belong."
- Hannah McCormish
Elementary Education, 2012
A major in Intervention Specialist Education consists of the following:
Intervention Specialist: Mild/Moderate Educational Needs (K-12)
The major consists of course requirements in professional education (29 hrs.) and the intervention specialist core (44 hrs.) as follows:
Professional Education Course Requirements:
- EDUC 112 - Foundations of Education
- EDUC 232 - Psychology of Human Learning
- EDUC 252 - Phonics
- EDUC 262 - Instructional Technology
- EDUC 405 - Applied Instructional Technology
- EDUC 415 - Assessment in Education
- EDUC 460 - Student Teaching Seminar
- SPED 496 - Special Education (K-12) Student Teaching
Intervention Specialist Core Requirements:
- EDUC 300 - Children’s Literature OR
- EDUC 305 - Adolescent Literature
- EDUC 326 - Communication, Collaboration, and Advocacy
- SPED 243 - Inclusion and the Schools
- SPED 253 - Nature and Needs of Learners with Mild/Moderate Exceptionalities
- SPED 293 - Emergent and Early Reading Instruction
- SPED 352 - Management Strategies in Education
- SPED 357 - Content Reading Strategies
- SPED 376 - Intervention Strategies for Learners with Disabilities in Middle and Secondary Schools
- SPED 405 - Evaluation Strategies for Learners with Disabilities
- SPED 425 - Literacy Assessment and Instruction
- SPED 445 - Integrated Social Studies and Language Arts for Children
- SPED 447 - Integrated Math and Science for Children
- SPED 462 - Language Development and Differences
Additional Requirements:
The following course also is required in the program:
- MATH 215 - Teaching Mathematics to the Elementary Grades
- PE 210 - First Aid and Safety (or valid Red Cross First Aid & Safety Certification)
- Workshops on Communicable Diseases and Child Abuse
Those students pursuing an Intervention Specialist: Mild/Moderate Educational Needs license may also earn an Early Childhood Education license by completing the following courses:
- EDUC 245 - Teaching the Young Child
- EDUC 270 - Expressive Arts for Young Children
- EDUC 334 - Communication and Collaboration in Early Childhood Education
- SPED 280 - Children with Exceptionalities in Early Childhood Education
