Early Childhood Special Education Approval
Endorsement / Approval Program
Early Childhood Special Education Approval (click here for flyer)
Early Childhood Special Education is a field growing by leaps and bounds. Research has demonstrated its effectiveness and programs are blossoming. At the University of Illinois at Chicago, the Department of Special Education offers an opportunity for certified teachers who hold an Illinois Early Childhood (Type 04) certificate or an Illinois Learning Behavior Specialist I (LBS I) certificate to earn an Early Childhood Special Education Approval.
This approval qualifies teachers with a Type 04 certificate to teach children with disabilities from birth through 5 years of age and qualifies teachers with an LBS I certificate to teach children with special needs ages 3 through 5.
The program consists of four courses:
Course No. Course Name: Semester Offered:
SpEd/Epsy 466 Language Development, Diversity, & Disabilities Fall, Spring
SpEd 506 Characteristics & Assessment of Young Children Fall
with Disabilities
SpEd 508 Methods of Instruction and Assessment with Young Fall, Spring
Children with Disabilities
SpEd/Epsy 582 Forging Collaborations w/Families and Community Summer, Fall
You can enroll in these courses through the Office of Continuing Education at UIC. To enroll, please visit:http://www.oce.uic.edu.
For information about other exciting programs of study at UIC, go to:
Master’s level Early Childhood Special Education blended program: http://education.uic.edu/ece-med/
M.Ed. in Special Education with certification: http://education.uic.edu/sped-med/
Blended Program in Early Childhood/Special Education
The Blended Program in Early Childhood/Special Education graduates candidates who are equipped to teach children with and without disabilities from birth to age 8