Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Valdosta State University Cooperative Special Education General

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Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College / Valdosta
State University Cooperative Special Education
General Curriculum / Early Childhood Program of
StudyFall, 2006
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Student Requirements

• Be Committed to a Quality Program
• Take Each Course When Offered
• If allowed to enter the program with core courses
  remaining, the student will assume the
  responsibility of completing core courses in a
  timely manner.
• Make the Necessary Arrangements to Participate in
  Field Experiences
• (900 Hours)
• Be Committed to Children

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Steps You Should Take

• Determine if you want to do this and if/when
  eligible
• Determine which program is in your best interest
• ECRE (ABAC - Tifton Campus)
• Apply for admission to VSU
• Provide for of transcripts and other necessary
  admissions data

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Requirements for Admission to Teacher Education
at Valdosta State University

• You have at least 30 semester hours of
  appropriate core courses
• You have and must maintain an overall GPA of 2.5
• You have passed the Regents Test
• You have passed or exempted all three parts of
  the Praxis I test

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Requirements for Admission to Teacher Education
at Valdosta State University (Cont.)

• You have no criminal record or discharge from the
  armed services that would prevent his/her being
  recommended for teacher certification
• You obtain professional liability insurance
• You have attended an orientation meeting to
  Teacher Education.

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ATTENTION

• PRAXIS I Passing scores

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Exempt Requirements

• SAT
• Exemption scores are SAT total score 1000 with
  480V, 520M
• GRE
• total score 1030 with 490V, 530Q or
• ACT
• total score 43 with 21V, 22M.

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Additional requirements, prerequisite, etc.

• All course work in Area F and in Senior
  Curriculum must be C or higher.
• MATH 1101/1111 must be C or higher.
  Pre-requisite for MATH 3161
• Must complete 6 required hours of KSPE as
  Education Major
• PSYC 2500 pre-requisite for PSYC 3120
• ACED 2400 pre-requisite for ECED 3000
• SPEC 2000 is a State requirement for
  Certification and required for graduation

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RQUIREMENTS TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE PROGRAM

• Apply to VSU
• Send ALL Transcripts to VSU
• Must be Admitted to VSU
• Meet Teacher Ed. Requirements
• Wait!

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Semester 1

• PSYC 3120 Psychoeducational Aspects of Early
  Childhood
• SEEC 3410 Individual and Group Planning and
  Curriculum in Early Childhood Education
• READ 3200 Integrating Literature and the Fine
  Arts in the Teaching of Reading
• SPEC 3020 Applied Behavior Analysis for Teachers
• SPEC 3040 Legal and Ethical Issues for Special
  Educators
• SEEC 3190 Early Childhood Inclusive Practicum
  Grades Pre K-K

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Semester 2

• SEEC 3400 Classroom Management in Early Childhood
• ECED 3000 Integrating and Applying Technology
  into the ECE Curriculum
• MATH 3161 Mathematics for Early Childhood
  Teachers I
• READ 3500 Teaching Children to Read in the
  Primary Grades
• SCI 3000 Science for Early Childhood Education
• SEEC 3690 Early Childhood Inclusive Practicum
  Grades K-3

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Semester 3

• SEEC 3300 Teaching Concepts and Content to All
  Young Children
• MATH 3162 Mathematics for Early Childhood
  Teachers II
• READ 4200 Reading and Writing to Learn in the
  Intermediate Grades
• SPEC 4020 Nature and Characteristics of Children
  and Youth with Mild Disabilities
• SEEC 4180 Language Development and Disability
• SEEC 4690 Early Childhood Inclusive Practicum
  Grades 3-5

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Semester 4

• ECED 4300 Teaching Language Arts in Early
  Childhood Education
• MATH 4161 Mathematical Reasoning
• READ 4100 Assessment and Correction of Reading
  Difficulties
• SPEC 4110 Methods and Materials for Children and
  Youth with Mild Disabilities
• SEEC 4140 Practicum in Mild Disabilities

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Graduate Core Courses

• RSCH 7100 Research Methodology in Education
• LEAD 7210 Ethics and Law
• SPEC 5010 / SPEC 5020 Student Teaching and
  Seminar in Mild Disabilities
• ECED 5010 / ECED 5020 Student Teaching and
  Seminar in Inclusive Early Childhood

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Graduate Courses in Concentration

• SEEC 5120 Issues and Trends for Identification
  and Service to All Young Children
• SPEC 5140 Collaborative Roles in Education
• SPEC 7160 Assessment of Children
• READ 7140 Methods of Teaching Writing
• SEEC 5050 Assistive Technology
• SEEC 5170 Methods of Teaching All Preschool
  Children
• KSPE 7140 Physical Education for Early and Middle
  Childhood Teachers

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Student Comments

• The first time I was introduced to inclusion, it
  concerned me that the teachers were not receiving
  the training they needed to be able to assist
  student with diverse needs. As a future
  educator, I was worried that my training in a
  general education setting wouldnt be enough in a
  mainstreamed classrooms.
• Melinda, V.S.U. Junior

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Student Comments

• I changed my major to Interrelated Special
  Education /Early Childhood to serve ALL students
  effectively. I feel that in order to be a good
  teacher I need to have the knowledge to teach ALL
  students. I really just want to change the world
  in my own way!!!
• Shannon, V.S.U. Junior

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Student Comments

• For the past 8 years, I have worked with
  children with and without disabilities in many
  different aspects. I have always wanted to be an
  elementary school teacher and ever since I worked
  with the students with autism in my high school,
  I have wanted to be able to work with these
  students more. The only problem was that I
  didnt want to give up working with regular
  education students. Inclusion will be more
  successful with teachers who know information on
  all students and also the students wont be
  excluded just because of a disability.
• April, V.S.U. Junior

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Student Comments

• I chose this program because I wanted to be
  prepared to teach ALL children. I also am very
  interested in pre-kindergarten special education.
  Special needs students are being included in
  general education classrooms, and I want to be
  prepared to modify lessons and pass understanding
  and acceptance to ALL students and teachers.
• Jennifer, V.S.U. Junior

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Student Comments

• I feel it is an honor and privilege to be a part
  of this new program. I feel the 12 of us in this
  program will be one step ahead of the other
  educators in the universities today. Being
  interrelated special education and early
  childhood, we will be more prepared to teach all
  children. As a teacher, I am a supplier of
  knowledge to ALL students no matter what level.
• Kelly, Junior

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Do you need help or have questions?

• Valdosta State University
• Early Childhood Reading Education
• 229-333-5929
• Julie Reffel, Department Head, ECED
• jreffel_at_valdosta.edu
• Special Education Comm. Disorders
• 229-333-5932
• Karla Hull, Department Head, SPED
• khull_at_valdosta.edu