Learning Disabilities, K-12 (M.Ed.)
This program is designed for those who wish to teach children with learning disabilities in grades K-12. Legislation and litigation at federal and state levels continue to bring the rights of individuals with disabilities into national focus. By law, children and youth with disabilities must be provided with an appropriate educational program designed to realize their developmental potential. The need for public services to support the growth of the student with learning disabilities begins in early childhood and continues through high school.
The Marymount University program is designed to meet initial licensure requirements in Virginia for teaching those with learning disabilities in grades K-12. Field experience and 14 weeks of student teaching are required.
Core Requirements for Licensure
Thirty-nine (39) credits are required as follows: (ED 502 and ED 503 are required as the first courses in this program since they provide the foundation for all other courses.)
- ED 502 Foundations of Education (field experience: 10 hours)
- ED 503 Curriculum: Theory and Practice (field experience: 10 hours)
- ED 505 Characteristics of Students with Learning Disabilities (field experience: 20 hours)
- ED 512 Strategies for Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities (field experience: 20 hours)
- ED 519 Current Research, Trends, and Legal Issues in Special Education
- ED 522 Reading, Language Development, and Remedial Strategies (field experience: 10 hours)
- ED 530 Student Teaching of Students with LD (field experience: 14 weeks)
- ED 545 Transition and Family Issues for Individuals with Disabilities
- ED 554 Computers and Technology in the Classroom
- PS 511 Psychoeducational Assessment and Instructional Programming
One of the following:
- ED 538 Secondary Teaching Methods (field experience: 20 hours)
- ED 558 Elementary Math Methods (field experience: 10 hours)
- ED 559 Elementary Science Methods (field experience: 20 hours)
and one of the following:
- ED 537 Reading Across the Curriculum (field experience: 10 hours)
- ED 555 Reading/Language Arts (PK-3) (field experience: 20 hours)
- ED 556 Reading/Language Arts (4-6) (field experience: 20 hours)