Introduction
Candidates of the program are prepared for careers as intervention specialists (IS) and as an integrated language arts (ILA) teacher who provide academic content and enhanced social skills for all students including those who are with a disability, reinforcement-based behavioral interventions, inclusion strategies, and assistive technology to individuals with exceptionalities. Each of our degree programs prepares candidates to successfully pass the Ohio licensure exam which will result in the corresponding Intervention Specialist and Adolescent/Young Adult Integrated Language Arts 7-12 Licensures. The YSU student chapter of Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) participates in multiple college, university, and community events to advocate for individuals with exceptional learning needs.
Welcome
Our Special Education (Mild-Moderate Licensure) and Adolescent/Young Adult Integrated Language Arts (7-12 AYA Licensure) program is designed to prepare graduates with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to best serve in schools and agencies in the area. Our Special Education and Adolescent/Young Adult Integrated Language Arts program seeks to meet the educational and service needs of Northeast Ohio and Western Pennsylvania. Our program is exemplified by the quality and diversity of classroom instruction, field experiences, program options, student, faculty, and graduates in the community. YSU has a long history of producing accomplished graduates who have served the area as Special Education and Adolescent/Young Adult Integrated Language Arts teachers, Intervention Specialists, Special Education and Adolescent/Young Adult Integrated Language Arts Professionals. We have a strong connection with our alumni, program supervisors, schools and agencies, and others who support students with exceptional learning needs in the Youngstown area.
Undergraduate candidates will find a unique educational experience that prepares them for employment and/or advanced study in Special Education and Adolescent/Young Adult Integrated Language Arts. For more information, review our website and contact Special Education faculty with any questions.
Pam Epler, Ph.D.
Program Director/Assistant Professor
2211 Beeghly Hall
Beeghly College of Liberal Arts, Social Sciences, and Education
Department of Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
(330) 941-7230
pleplerbrooks@ysu.edu
For specific questions about the Intervention Specialist (Mild/Moderate) and Adolescent/Young Adult Integrated Language Arts Licensure Option, please contact the program director.
| COURSE | TITLE | S.H. |
|---|---|---|
| First Year Experience | ||
| General Education Requirement | ||
| YSU 1500 | Success Seminar | 1-2 |
| or YSU 1500S | Youngstown State University Success Seminar | |
| or HONR 1500 | Intro to Honors | |
| ENGL 1550 | Writing 1 | 3-4 |
| or ENGL 1549 | Writing 1 with Support | |
| ENGL 1551 | Writing 2 | 3 |
| CMST 1545 | Communication Foundations | 3 |
| MATH 2623 | Quantitative Reasoning | 3 |
| Arts and Humanities Met by courses in the major | ||
| Natural sciences | 7 | |
| Social Sciences (Met by course in major) | 0 | |
| PSYC 1560 | General Psychology | 3 |
| Required GER Elective (9 hrs) | ||
| PSYC 3758 | Lifespan Development | 3 |
| Any 2 Gen Ed Courses | 6 | |
| Subject Area Courses | ||
| ENGL 2618 | American Literature and Diversity | 3 |
| ENGL 2631 | Mythology in Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 2651 | Introduction to Language | 3 |
| ENGL 3700 | Literary Study | 3 |
| ENGL 3705 | Young Adult Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 3710 | British Literature 1 | 3 |
| ENGL 3711 | British Literature 2 | 3 |
| ENGL 3712 | American Literature 1 | 3 |
| ENGL 3713 | American Literature 2 | 3 |
| ENGL 3741 | Advanced Writing for Teachers | 3 |
| ENGL 4881 | Shakespeare and His World | 3 |
| JOUR 4821 | Advising Student Media | 3 |
| CMST 2655 | Communication in Groups | 3 |
| CMST 2656 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| ELIS 4803 | Modern Classroom Assessment | 3 |
| SPED 4867 | Intervention and Remediation of Receptive/Expressive Language Dysfunction | 3 |
| Professional Education Courses | ||
| EDFN 1501 | Introduction to Education | 3 |
| TCED 2600 | Becoming an Education Professional | 1 |
| TCED 2601 | Diversity and Equity in the Classroom | 1 |
| EDFN 3708 | Education and Society | 3 |
| PSYC 3709 | Psychology of Education | 3 |
| EDFN 3710 | Educational Assessment | 3 |
| SPED 2630 | Individuals with Exceptionalities in Society | 3 |
| SPED 2630L | Individuals with Exceptionalities in Society Laboratory Experience | 0 |
| TERG 3711 | Reading Application in Content Areas, Secondary Years | 3 |
| Preclinical Courses | ||
| SED 3706 | Principles of Teaching Adolescents | 3 |
| SED 4800E | English Methods for Adolescent and Young Adult Learners | 3 |
| SPED 4858 | Educational Teaching Strategies for Students with Exceptionalities: Grades 6-12 | 4 |
| TCED 4800L | Laboratory Experience for Teaching All Learners | 0 |
| SPED 4859 | Behavior and Classroom Management for Students with Exceptionalities, 6-12 | 4 |
| SPED 4860 | Transition, Collaboration & IEP Writing for Students w/Exceptionalities: 6-12 | 4 |
| Student Teaching Courses | ||
| SED 4842A | Student Teaching Seminar for Secondary Education | 2 |
| SED 4842 | Supervised Student Teaching: High School | 5 |
| SPED 4849 | Supervised Student Teaching: Mild Moderate/Disabilities | 5 |
| TCED 5888E | Seminar edTPA Review | 1 |
| Total Semester Hours | 131-133 | |
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | S.H. | |
| YSU 1500 | Success Seminar or Youngstown State University Success Seminar or Intro to Honors | 1-2 |
| ENGL 1550 or ENGL 1549 | Writing 1 or Writing 1 with Support | 3-4 |
| ENGL 2618 | American Literature and Diversity | 3 |
| MATH 2623 | Quantitative Reasoning | 3 |
| EDFN 1501 | Introduction to Education | 3 |
| NS Elective with lab | 4 | |
| Semester Hours | 17-19 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENGL 1551 | Writing 2 | 3 |
| SPED 2630 | Individuals with Exceptionalities in Society | 3 |
| SPED 2630L | Individuals with Exceptionalities in Society Laboratory Experience | 0 |
| ENGL 2631 | Mythology in Literature | 3 |
| TCED 2600 | Becoming an Education Professional | 1 |
| TCED 2601 | Diversity and Equity in the Classroom | 1 |
| ENGL 2651 | Introduction to Language | 3 |
| CMST 1545 | Communication Foundations | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 17 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| ENGL 3700 | Literary Study | 3 |
| ENGL 3710 | British Literature 1 | 3 |
| ENGL 3712 | American Literature 1 | 3 |
| PSYC 1560 | General Psychology | 3 |
| NS Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| SED 3706 | Principles of Teaching Adolescents | 3 |
| ENGL 3741 | Advanced Writing for Teachers | 3 |
| ENGL 3713 | American Literature 2 | 3 |
| PSYC 3758 | Lifespan Development | 3 |
| CMST 2656 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Fall | ||
| ENGL 4881 | Shakespeare and His World | 3 |
| ENGL 3705 | Young Adult Literature | 3 |
| PSYC 3709 | Psychology of Education | 3 |
| SED 4800E | English Methods for Adolescent and Young Adult Learners | 3 |
| EDFN 3710 | Educational Assessment | 3 |
| CMST 2655 | Communication in Groups | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 18 | |
| Spring | ||
| ELIS 4803 | Modern Classroom Assessment | 3 |
| EDFN 3708 | Education and Society | 3 |
| TERG 3711 | Reading Application in Content Areas, Secondary Years | 3 |
| JOUR 4821 | Advising Student Media | 3 |
| ENGL 4850 | Sociolinguistics | 3 |
| SPED 4867 | Intervention and Remediation of Receptive/Expressive Language Dysfunction | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 18 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Fall | ||
| SPED 4858 | Educational Teaching Strategies for Students with Exceptionalities: Grades 6-12 | 4 |
| TCED 4800L | Laboratory Experience for Teaching All Learners | 0 |
| SPED 4859 | Behavior and Classroom Management for Students with Exceptionalities, 6-12 | 4 |
| SPED 4860 | Transition, Collaboration & IEP Writing for Students w/Exceptionalities: 6-12 | 4 |
| Any Gen Ed Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| SED 4842 | Supervised Student Teaching: High School | 5 |
| SED 4842A | Student Teaching Seminar for Secondary Education | 2 |
| SPED 4849 | Supervised Student Teaching: Mild Moderate/Disabilities | 5 |
| TCED 5888E | Seminar edTPA Review | 1 |
| Any Gen Ed Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 16 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 131-133 | |