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Course of Study

Tier I: Diversity, Language and Literacies in Urban Education (6 credits)

TAL 801 Issues in Urban Education 3 credits
TAL 803 Perspectives on Disabilities 3 credits

Tier II: Observation and Description of Urban Learners (6-12 credits)

TAL 812 Lives of Adolescents 3 credits*
TAL 802 Language and Literacy 3 credits*
TAL 822 Assessment and Special Education 3 credits
TAL 830 Classroom Inquiry I 3 credits

Tier III: Inquiry of Urban Classrooms and Teaching Practices (19 credits)

TAL 856 Curriculum Theory and Practice in Special Education: Middle Childhood/Adolescence 3 credits
TAL 857 Strategies for Teaching Learners with Diverse Needs: Middle Childhood/Adolescence 4 credits
TAL 853 Collaboration and Consultation: Family, School and Community 3 credits
TAL 854 Positive Approaches to Challenging Behavior 3 credits
TAL 875 Adolescent and Young Adult Basic Literacy 3 credits
OR
TAL 871 Introduction to Reading Difficulty 3 credits
TAL 880 Classroom Inquiry II 3 credits

Tier IV: Advanced Inquiry and Practice (4-6 credits)

TAL 885A Student Teaching: Adolescence Special Education 3 credits*
OR
TAL 885B Student Teaching for the Practicing Teacher: Adolescence Special Education 1 credit**
TAL 971 Capstone Seminar 3 credits

State-Mandated Training

Students must also complete the following non-credit workshops offered through the School of Continuing Studies or present proof of equivalent training elsewhere:

ALCX 702 Child Abuse Identification and Reporting
ALCX 703 Violence Prevention
ALCX 704 Fire Safety, Substance Abuse and Abduction Prevention

Optional Middle Childhood Extension (6 Credits)

TAL 811 Lives of Children 3 credits
TAL 843 Curriculum in Middle School 3 credits

Optional Bilingual Extension (9 Credits)

TAL 823 Bilingualism & Bilingual/Multicultural Education 3 credits
TAL 862 ESL Curriculum & Methodology: Teaching Literacy K-12 3 credits
TAL 866 Native Language Teaching in the Bilingual Classroom 3 credits

*Required only for students seeking 1st initial certification.
**Required only for students seeking 2nd initial certification.