Concentrations

Special Education (3 courses)

Required Coursework for Concentration                                                                 Credits
EDU 391 Teaching Young Children with Special Needs    4
EDU 393 Screening & Assessment of Young Children with                       
              Special Needs   		 4
EDU 394 Teaming, Collaborating, Communicating:
              Resources for Families                		 4

 

 




Three courses in special education prepare students to work with children with special needs. For teacher candidates working toward Type 04 Certification, this concentration plus one additional course (EDU 260) meets the requirements for Special Education Approval.

 

Infants and Toddlers (3 courses)

Required Coursework for Concentration                                                                 Credits
EDU 305 Quality Programs for Infants, Toddlers, and        
              Their Families                   		 4
EDU 307 Infant, Family & Cultural Studies                                             4
EDU 308 Infant Screening & Assessment 4

 




These courses in the Infant/Toddler concentration prepare teacher candidates to work with infants, toddlers and their families. 

 

English as a Second Language (ESL) (3 courses)
with Optional ESL or Bilingual Endorsement (2 additional courses)

Required Coursework for Concentration Credits
EDU 336 Theoretical Foundations of Teaching Culturally and Linguistically   
             Diverse Learners                   		 5
EDU 337 Assessing the Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learner 5
EDU 338 Methods and Materials for Teaching Culturally and Linguistically
             Diverse Students		 5

 

 

 

This concentration provides a foundation for working with linguistically diverse students whose primary language is one other than English.

 

Optional ESL or Bilingual Endorsement

Required Coursework for Concentration Credits
EDU 426 Cross-Cultural Studies for Teaching Culturally and                         
             Linguistically Diverse Learners (8) **                   		 8
EDU 427 Methods and Materials for Bilingual Students 8

 

 

 

Students who are seeking Illinois Type 04 Certification and wish to become fully qualified to teach in an ESL or Bilingual classroom can pursue adding an ESL or Bilingual endorsement to their certificate. To accomplish this, ESL and Bilingual endorsement candidates are required to take two additional courses (EDU 426 and EDU 427), as well as those listed in the concentration. Bilingual endorsement candidates must also pass a language proficiency test through the Illinois Certification Testing System.