Ed.M. in Special Education (Certification: Learning Disabilities Teacher Consultant

Coordinator:  Dr. Stanley Vitello (732-932-7496, ext. 8326; email: vitello@rci.rutgers.edu) 

This program prepares teachers to serve as Learning Disabilities Teacher Consultants (LDTC) in the public school systems, K-12.  The certification is granted only to master of education candidates in the special education program.  Applicants are required to have a New Jersey standard instructional certificate and three years of classroom teaching experience.

Special Education Core (18 credits)
Required (15 credits)

15:293:522  Learning Disabilities (3)                       

15:293:525  Psychology of the Exceptional Child (3)

15:293:526  Identification & Assessment of Learning Disabilities (3) 

15:293:527  Remediation of Learning Disabilities (3)
15:293:636  Practicum in Special Education (3)                  

Select one from the following (3 credits)

15:293:521  Mental Retardation & Other Developmental Disabilities (3) 

15:293:529  Instructional Decision-Making in Special Education (3) 

15:293:610  New Jersey Special Education Law (3) 

15:293:630  Current Topics in Special Education (3)
    

Educational Statistics, Measurement & Evaluation Core (6 credits)

15:291:515  Psychometric Theory I (3)

16:960:531  Statistical Methods in Education I (3)                             

Learning, Cognition & Development (6 credits)

15:290:583  Biological Bases of Behavior (3)

15:295:580  Psychology of Learning (3)               

Electives (6 credits outside of the Special Education Program)