M.A. Concentrations in Learning Disabilities

In the 2004-2005 academic year, ECPS will be launching its new Masters level concentrations in Learning Disabilities (MEd and MA programs). The MA and MEd concentrations in Learning Disabilities are designed for teachers who work in general education classrooms and/or within learning assistance or resource classrooms that include students with learning disabilities. Through a combination of coursework and field experiences, concentration participants will examine issues related to assessment, intervention, and service delivery in order to enhance their ability to meet the needs of students with learning challenges. The sequence of prerequisite and required courses includes introductory and advanced coursework in learning disabilities (EPSE 316, 526), and in special education more generally (EPSE 512), a foundations course in learning, development, and instruction, a supervised "clinic" assessment to intervention experience offered in an accessible community-based setting (EPSE 431), and a field experience in students' own settings where they apply what they've learned. To meet this last requirement, MEd students complete a field study (EPSE 598), while MA students often bridge theory and practice within their thesis research (EPSE 599). Students in both Masters programs will have opportunities to take electives, to elaborate their understanding of how to support students with learning challenges.

Prerequistes to both masters concentrations include: