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Program Overview
Offers a perfect fit for those interested in providing culturally responsive, family-centered, developmentally effective early education for children with disabilities in an inclusive setting. Specialists in early childhood special education are in high demand in Colorado and nationally, and play an important role as both lead teachers and specialists who support classroom teachers.
What you'll learn
Early childhood special education specialists are in high demand in Colorado and nationally. Prepared to teach children with disabilities as well as provide support for general ed teachers leading inclusive classrooms, ECE/SE licensed educators play an important role in the movement to include children with disabilities. CU Denver's Early Childhood Special Education Specialist license is a perfect fit for those interested in providing culturally responsive, family-centered, developmentally effective early education in an inclusive setting. This licensure program will prepare you with a strong background in assessment, teaching, intervention and collaboration to help you be successful in your career.
Some examples of what you will learn about in the program are:
- Child growth and development
- Medical and physiological aspects of developmental disabilities
- Screening and assessment of young children and intervention strategies
- Curriculum design and program development
Optional MA
ECSE licensure students may opt to add an MA degree in Early Childhood Education
Add-on ECSE Endorsement
If you are already a licensed teacher in early childhood, elementary, or special education, you may complete an add-on early childhood special education endorsement.
Choose CU Denver's School of Education & Human Development
You can trust CU Denver to provide an education that will prepare you for excellence in your career in early childhood education. We have a name that is recognized for preparing leaders of excellence who value equal opportunities in education. Additionally, CU Denver’s School of Education and Human Development is counted among U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools,” making us one of the top education schools in the country.
Program Description
What you'll learn
Early childhood special education specialists are in high demand in Colorado and nationally. Prepared to teach children with disabilities as well as provide support for general ed teachers leading inclusive classrooms, ECE/SE licensed educators play an important role in the movement to include children with disabilities. CU Denver's Early Childhood Special Education Specialist license is a perfect fit for those interested in providing culturally responsive, family-centered, developmentally effective early education in an inclusive setting. This licensure program will prepare you with a strong background in assessment, teaching, intervention and collaboration to help you be successful in your career.
Some examples of what you will learn about in the program are:
- Child growth and development
- Medical and physiological aspects of developmental disabilities
- Screening and assessment of young children and intervention strategies
- Curriculum design and program development
Optional MA
ECSE licensure students may opt to add an MA degree in Early Childhood Education
Add-on ECSE Endorsement
If you are already a licensed teacher in early childhood, elementary, or special education, you may complete an add-on early childhood special education endorsement.
Choose CU Denver's School of Education & Human Development
You can trust CU Denver to provide an education that will prepare you for excellence in your career in early childhood education. We have a name that is recognized for preparing leaders of excellence who value equal opportunities in education. Additionally, CU Denver’s School of Education and Human Development is counted among U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools,” making us one of the top education schools in the country.
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