Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Alternative, M.Ed.

Admission Requirements:

In addition to graduate school requirements , Collaborative DHH education students must complete the MAT/GRE, the Basic Skills Test of the AECTP, the content Praxis II examination, and the admission interview. They must also have fingerprint clearance from ALSDE and complete course prerequisites.

Course Prerequisites:

SPED 300 American Sign Language, SPED 307 Manually Coded English, SPED 398 Deaf Culture, CSD 411 Introduction to Audiology.

Curriculum Outline (40-41 hours)

ED 501 - Introduction to Teaching or
ED 502 - Secondary Students as Learners
ED 506 - Reaching Every Learner
ED 527 - Technology-Based Instructional Strategies or
ED 547 - Technology for Today’s Classroom
or equivalent
SPED 507 - Exceptional Learners in the P-12 and Secondary Programs or
SPED 508 - Exceptional Learners in the Early Childhood and Elementary Classroom
SPED 562 - Assessment in Special Education
ED 538 - Teaching Math at the Secondary Level or
ED 551 - Teaching Mathematics in Special Education Classrooms
EDI 562 - Internship in Hearing Impaired
SPED 515 - Instructional Methods in the Inclusive Early Childhood and Elementary Classroom
SPED 516 - Behavior Management in the Classroom
SPED 576 - Methods of Teaching Academic Subjects to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
SPED 577 - Language Development and Methods of Literacy Instruction for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
SPED 590 - Psychology and Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
SPED 582 - Assessment: Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Select one of the following:
ED 530 - Language and Literacy Development
ED 532 - Content Area Literacy
ED 516 - Emerging Literacy in the Classroom