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 Courses (15 credits)
15:293:522 Learning Disabilities (3)
15:293:525 Psychology of the Exceptional Child (3)
15:293:526 Identification and Assessment of Learning Disabilities (3)
15:293:527 Remediation of Learning Disabilities (3)
15:293:636 Practicum in Special Education (3)
Select one course from the following (3 credits)
15:293:521 Mental Retardation and 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, and Evaluation Core (6 credits)
15:291:515 Psychometric Theory I (3) 15:291:531 Statistical Methods I (3)
Learning, Cognition, and 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)
