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.
Gary Jacobs, Ph.D.
Program Director
2407 Beeghly Hall
Beeghly College of Liberal Arts, Social Sciences, and Education
Department of Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
(330) 941-3255
gjacobs01@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 | ||
| YSU 1500 | Success Seminar | 1-2 |
| or YSU 1500S | Youngstown State University Success Seminar | |
| or HONR 1500 | Intro to Honors | |
| General Education Requirement | ||
| ENGL 1550 | Writing 1 | 3-4 |
| or ENGL 1549 | Writing 1 with Support | |
| ENGL 1551 | Writing 2 | 3 |
| MATH 2623 | Quantitative Reasoning | 3-5 |
| or MATH 2623C | Quantitative Reasoning with Co-Requisite Support | |
| Arts and Humanities Met by courses in the major | ||
| American Literature and Diversity | ||
| Mythology in Literature | ||
| Natural sciences (Select 2 lecture courses and 1 lab course) | 7 | |
| Social Sciences (1 Course Met by ENGL 2651 major) | 0 | |
| PSYC 1560 | General Psychology | 3 |
| General Education Electives (9 hrs) | ||
| CMST 1545 | Communication Foundations | 3 |
| 1 Course met by ENGL 2651 in major | ||
| Select Any Gen Ed Course | 3 | |
| Subject Area Courses | ||
| CMST 2656 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| CMST 2655 | Communication in Groups | 3 |
| ELIS 4803 | Modern Classroom Assessment | 3 |
| 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 4850 | Sociolinguistics | 3 |
| ENGL 4881 | Shakespeare and His World | 3 |
| JOUR 4821 | Advising Student Media | 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 |
| PSYC 3709 | Psychology of Education | 3 |
| SPED 2630 | Individuals with Exceptionalities in Society | 3 |
| SPED 2630L | Individuals with Exceptionalities in Society Laboratory Experience | 0 |
| TERG 2605 | Reading Foundational Skills Across Content Areas Pre-K – 12 | 3 |
| TERG 3700 | Phonological Awareness and Phonics | 3 |
| TERG 3720 | Developmental Reading Instruction: Vocabulary, Comprehension, and Writing | 3 |
| TERG 3730 | Reading Assessment, Instruction, and Intervention | 3 |
| EDFN 3708 | Education and Society | 3 |
| SED 3706 | Principles of Teaching Adolescents | 3 |
| Preclinical Courses | ||
| SPED 4858 | Educational Teaching Strategies for Students with Exceptionalities: Grades 6-12 | 4 |
| 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 |
| SED 4800E | English Methods for Adolescent and Young Adult Learners | 3 |
| EDFN 3710 | Educational Assessment | 3 |
| TCED 4800L | Laboratory Experience for Teaching All Learners | 0 |
| Student Teaching Courses | ||
| SPED 4849 | Supervised Student Teaching: Mild Moderate/Disabilities | 5 |
| SED 4842 | Supervised Student Teaching: High School | 5 |
| SED 4842A | Student Teaching Seminar for Secondary Education | 2 |
| TCED 5888E | Seminar edTPA Review | 1 |
| Without Licensure Option | ||
| Undergraduate Capstone Course for Education Majors | ||
| Total Semester Hours | 137-141 | |
| 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 or MATH 2623C | Quantitative Reasoning or Quantitative Reasoning with Co-Requisite Support | 3-5 |
| EDFN 1501 | Introduction to Education | 3 |
| NS Elective with lab | 4 | |
| Semester Hours | 17-21 | |
| 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 |
| Semester Hours | 14 | |
| Summer | ||
| PSYC 1560 | General Psychology | 3 |
| CMST 1545 | Communication Foundations | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 6 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| ENGL 3700 | Literary Study | 3 |
| ENGL 3710 | British Literature 1 | 3 |
| ENGL 3712 | American Literature 1 | 3 |
| TERG 2605 | Reading Foundational Skills Across Content Areas Pre-K – 12 | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 12 | |
| Spring | ||
| SED 3706 | Principles of Teaching Adolescents | 3 |
| ENGL 3741 | Advanced Writing for Teachers | 3 |
| ENGL 3713 | American Literature 2 | 3 |
| CMST 2656 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| TERG 3700 | Phonological Awareness and Phonics | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Summer | ||
| ENGL 3710 | British Literature 1 | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 3 | |
| 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 |
| TERG 3720 | Developmental Reading Instruction: Vocabulary, Comprehension, and Writing | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 18 | |
| Spring | ||
| ELIS 4803 | Modern Classroom Assessment | 3 |
| ENGL 4850 | Sociolinguistics | 3 |
| TERG 3730 | Reading Assessment, Instruction, and Intervention | 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 | |
| Summer | ||
| CMST 2655 | Communication in Groups | 3 |
| ENGL 3711 | British Literature 2 | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 6 | |
| 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 |
| EDFN 3708 | Education and Society | 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 |
| Semester Hours | 13 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 137-141 | |