Students with Moderate Special Needs

This program prepares teachers to work with students with moderate special needs, pre-Kintergarten-grade 8, or grades 5-12.

Master of Arts in Teaching Students with Moderate Disabilities (preK-8 or 5-12, general curriculum MTEL)

Initial License
(Minimum at Elms College: 36 credits and minimum GPA: 3.0)

Requirements: 45 credits
EDU 600 Reflective Teaching Practice 3
EDU 620 Development and Learning 3
EDU 519 Students with Special Needs 3
EDU 513 Current Approaches to Reading and Language Arts 3
EDU 560 Beginning Reading and Writing 3
EDU 563 Assessing Literacy in the Classroom 3
EDU 611 Writing Workshop 3
EDU 514 Methods in Mathematics Instruction 3
EDU 585 Inquiry Based Science Methods 3
EDU 636 Social Studies Methods 3
EDU 542 Assessment of Students 3
EDU 543 Models of Inclusion 3
PSY 513 Psychology of Behavior 3
EDU 660 Seminar in Professional Education 3

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EDU 707 Teacher of S.M.D. (PreK-8) Initial Practicum
EDU 708 Teacher of S.M.D. (5-12) Initial Practicum

Master of Arts in Teaching Students with Moderate Special Need (preK-8 or 5-12, academic core subject matter 5-8 or 8-12 MTEL)

Initial License
(Minimum at Elms College: 36 credits and minimum GPA: 3.0)

Requirements: 45 credits
EDU 600 Reflective Teaching Practice 3
EDU 620 Development and Learning 3
EDU 519 Students with Special Needs 3
EDU 513 Current Approaches to Reading and Language Arts 3
EDU 560 Beginning Reading and Writing 3
EDU 563 Assessing Literacy in the Classroom 3
EDU 611 Writing Workshop 3
PSY535 Psychology of Adolescence 3

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EDU 533 Middle School Curriculum and Instruction
EDU 526 Secondary Curriculum

EDU714 Advanced Developmental Reading/Middle/Secondary 3
EDU 542 Assessment of Students 3
EDU 543 Models of Inclusion 3
PSY 513 Psychology of Behavior 3
EDU 660 Seminar in Professional Education 3

Choose one: 3
EDU 707 Teacher of S.M.D. (PreK-8) Initial Practicum
EDU 708 Teacher of S.M.D. (5-12) Initial Practicum