Early Childhood Studies: Concentration in Special Education (ITEP)

Program Scope

By completing the Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Studies: Concentration in Special Education ITEP, you will graduate with both a BA and a preliminary Education Specialist in Early Childhood Special Education Credential. The program is designed to prepare professional educators to provide quality early intervention and early childhood special education to young children birth through kindergarten. 

Program Learning Outcomes

1. Promote and advocate for social justice and be culturally responsive across young children's ecological contexts.
2. Understand the professional roles and responsibilities in inclusive early care and education settings.
3. Apply developmental, learning, and cultural theories in the field of early childhood education to
   a) engage and support young children in learning by including young children’s prior experiences and interests, funds of knowledge, language and sociocultural backgrounds.
   b) create and maintain effective environments for young children’s learning.
   c) understand and organize subject matter for children’s learning.
   d) plan instruction and intervention and design learning experiences for all children.
4. Develop effective literacy instruction for young children that supports foundation skills, meaning making, language development, effective expression, and content knowledge.
5. Understand assessment, evaluation, data collection, analysis and reporting in the context of early childhood special education.