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

Coordinator: Dr. Angela O'Donnell (848-932-0830; email: angela.odonnell@gse.rutgers.edu)

This program prepares teachers to serve as Learning Disabilities Teacher-Consultants (LDT-C) 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 Intellectual and 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)