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2018-2019 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Early Intervention/Special Education II Endorsement


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Mission

To train and prepare teachers in the special education needs of children from birth to age eight and to teach strategies for meeting those needs.

Learning Outcomes

  1. Apply practical knowledge in the education of infants and toddlers, preschoolers and primary aged children.
  2. Be thoroughly familiar with children’s developmental patterns and open to innovative ways of maximizing these pupils’ potentials.
  3. Have the specialized knowledge, skill and attitudes needed to collaborate with parents and professionals to promote the needs of the child.

The EI/SE programs incorporate standards based on developmentally appropriate practices (National Association for the Education of Young Children) and recommended practices (Council for Exceptional Children-Division for Early Childhood). Professional practices guide the WOU EI/SE students in their acquisition of knowledge and skills in following key areas of direct services:

  • Assessment
  • Child-focused practices
  • Family-based practices
  • Interdisciplinary models
  • Technology application
  • Application of recommended practices of program assessment and improvement

Students complete the EI/SE programs prepared to serve as specialists and leaders in the field of Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education.

Core Courses


The EI/SE II is a stand-alone licensure program for those without a teaching license. The 45 credit hour initial license/endorsement program includes a 15-credit early intervention core (including practica), a nine-credit special education core, a nine-credit early childhood education core and a 12-credit final supervised field experience (student teaching). The six-credits of practica in the early intervention core and the 12 credits student teaching experience will result in practical application knowledge with infants and toddlers, preschoolers and primary aged children.

Additional graduate coursework can be taken for standard or continuing licensure requirements and includes advanced coursework in special education and/or early childhood education as determined with an adviser and can be part of a Masters of Science in Education: Special Education program.

Special Education Credits: 9


  • Courses selected with consent of adviser.

Early Childhood Credits: 9


  • Courses selected with consent of adviser.

Supervised Field Experience


Total Credits: 45


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For more information, call 503-838-8288.

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