Master of Science in Early Childhood Special Education Dual Certification - Pre-service (ESJ)

Department of Curriculum and Instruction

We offer four programs; each designed to meet the unique needs of candidates who have had different levels of preparation. All programs are offered at our Garden City and Manhattan campuses.

Note: These programs are not available for candidates who hold initial certification in students with disabilities birth-grade 2. Students with such certification must take a graduate program leading to a different certification, such as childhood special education, literacy or TESOL, in order to achieve professional certification.

Candidates should meet with the program director for recommended course sequences, fieldwork, and other program requirements.

This program leads to certification in both early childhood and students with disabilities birth through grade 2. It is intended for candidates who do not hold New York State Teacher Certification in any area.

Program Prerequisites: ECH 600 Child Development or the undergraduate equivalent within previous 5 years, with a grade of B or better.

Plan of Study

*Fieldwork is required. Please see advisor.

This program is also offered at Adelphi University's Manhattan Center.

Early Childhood Education (EYC) Foundations (19 credits)
May be taken prior to (recommended) or concurrently with ECS Foundations courses.
Course#	Course Title		Credits
EYC 650	Facing History: Roots of Early Childhood Education and Foundations for Practice		3
SPH 602	Speech and Language Development		3
EYC 655	Children’s Play: A Source of Development and Learning		3
EYC 665	Artistic and Creative Expression for Early Childhood Educators		2
ELY 640*	Emergent Literacy in Early Childhood Education (Prerequisite: SPH 602)		3
EYC 710*	Development of Mathematical Thinking in Young Children		2
EYC 720*	Early Science and Technology in Early Childhood		2
HED 610	Health Promotion for Teachers		1

Early Childhood Special Education (ECS) Foundations (12 credits)
May be concurrently with EYC Foundations courses.
Course#	Course Title		Credits
EEC 600*	Introduction to Special Education (Prerequisite to ALL ECS coursework).		3
ECS 600*	Introduction to Inclusive Early Intervention: Prematurity, Newborns, Infants, and Toddlers		3
ECS 610*	Creating and Maintaining Family Partnerships for Infants and Young Children with Special Needs		3
ECS 620*	Introduction to Inclusive Early Childhood Special Education: Preschool through Primary		3

Student Teaching in Early Childhood Special Education (6 credits)
Course#	Course Title		Credits
ECS 840	Student Teaching I in Early Childhood Special Education and Clinical Seminar		3
ECS 850	Student Teaching II in Early Childhood Special Education and Clinical Seminar		3

Electives (6 credits, based on advisement)
Course#	Course Title		Credits
ELY 545	Children's Literature		3
EEC 540	Introduction to Autism Spectrum Disorders		3
EEC 620	Technology and Instruction		3
EEC 700	Foundations, Families, Cultures and Learning (10 hours of fieldwork)		3
EEC 705	Team Collaboration		3
EEC 725	Individual Evaluation in Special Education (Prerequisite: ECS 700)		3
EYC 550	Special Topics in Early Childhood Education		1
EYC 552	The English Language Learner Student		1
EYC 553	The Gifted Child		1
EYC 555	Block Building		1
EYC 556	Sensory Learning		1
ECS 810	Special Topics in Early Childhood Special Education		3
ECS 820*	Supplemental Supervised Early Childhood Special Education Field Experience and Seminarr		3
SPH 521	Beginning Sign Language		3