Department of Special Education, Early Childhood and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education

Location: West Classroom Building, Suite 136

Phone: 303-615-1777

E-Mail: education@msudenver.edu

Website: Special Education, Early Childhood and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education Department Website

Programs

• Early Childhood Education Major, B.A.
• Special Education Major, B.A.

• Early Childhood Education Minor (Non-Licensure)
• Special Education Minor (Non-Licensure)

• Early Childhood Education Post-Baccalaureate Licensure Program
• Special Education Post-Baccalaureate Licensure Program

• Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education Endorsement Program
• Spanish Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CLD) Bilingual Education Specialist K-12 Added Endorsement Program
• Special Education Undergraduate Added Endorsement Program

Courses

• ALP 2200 - Diversity and Multicultural Education
• ALP 3600 - Exceptional Learners in the Classroom
• ALP 3650 - Individualized Education and Curriculum
• ALP 3675 - Transition Planning and Instruction
• ALP 3700 - Educational and Medical Aspects of Disabilities
• ALP 3750 - Assessment, Methods, and Assistive Technology for Severe Disabilities
• ALP 3820 - Elements of Literacy Instruction for Students with Disabilities
• ALP 3950 - Mathematics Instruction for Students with Disabilities
• ALP 4050 - Assessment and Instructional Planning
• ALP 4200 - Reading Disabilities and Content Instruction
• ALP 4250 - Effective Behavioral Support Systems
• ALP 4300 - Assessment and Methods for Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
• ALP 4400 - Special Education Student Teaching and Seminar: Elementary
• ALP 4430 - Instruction and Collaboration Practicum: Elementary
• ALP 4440 - K-12 Practicum in Special Education
• ALP 4490 - Special Education Student Teaching and Seminar
• ALP 4491 - Alternative Licensure Program: General Education Semester I
• ALP 4492 - Alternative Licensure Program: General Education Semester II
• ALP 4493 - Educational Theory and Methods
• ALP 4494 - Advanced Field Experience

• CLD 2890 - Second Language Acquisition: K-12 Educational Implications
• CLD 3290 - Literacy Development for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students K-12
• CLD 3310 - Integrated Methods of Teaching English as a Second Language
• CLD 3510 - Perspectives in Education for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners
• CLD 3910 - Assessment of English Language Learners
• CLD 3930 - Spanish Bilingual Education Theory and Research
• CLD 3940 - Spanish Bilingual Language and Literacy Development
• CLD 3950 - Spanish Bilingual Methods and Materials
• CLD 3951 - Spanish Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CLD) Bilingual Education Specialist K-12 Added Endorsement Field Experience
• CLD 4115 - CLD Residency I
• CLD 4225 - CLD Residency II
• CLD 4520 - Field Experience in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education
• CLD 4590 - Culturally and Linguistically Diverse: ESL Student Teaching and Seminar

• ECE 2100 - Introduction to Early Childhood Education
• ECE 2310 - Families and Communities: Advocacy and the Law
• ECE 2330 - Creativity and Expressive Arts for the Young Child
• ECE 2345 - Administration of Early Childhood Programs
• ECE 2360 - Infants and Toddlers I
• ECE 2370 - Curriculum for the Young Learner
• ECE 2400 - Development and Characteristics of Early Learners
• ECE 2500 - Health, Safety and Nutrition
• ECE 2600 - The Exceptional Child
• ECE 2950 - Developmentally Effective Practice (DEP) I: The Intentional Preschool Teacher
• ECE 2970 - Supporting Social Emotional Competence
• ECE 3120 - Early Literacy Development: Birth to Age 5
• ECE 3140 - Math and Science: Birth to Age 5
• ECE 3150 - Developmentally Effective Practice II: Planning for Beginning Readers
• ECE 3155 - Teaching Writing in ECE: Ages 5-8
• ECE 3250 - Advocacy in Early Childhood Education
• ECE 3350 - Documentation and Assessment in Early Childhood Education
• ECE 3360 - Infants and Toddlers II
• ECE 3460 - Assessment and Planning for the Exceptional Child (Birth - age 5)
• ECE 3500 - Teaching with Children’s Literature
• ECE 3600 - Curriculum in Inclusive Settings 0 to 8
• ECE 3610 - Teaching for Social Justice
• ECE 3620 - Collaborative Partnerships in Early Childhood Special Education
• ECE 3650 - Curriculum in Inclusive Settings: K-3rd
• ECE 3750 - The Young Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learner
• ECE 3860 - Cultural Socialization of Children
• ECE 4000 - Differentiation of Literacy Instruction
• ECE 4330 - Science, Health, and Mathematics for the Young Child
• ECE 4340 - Math and Science: Ages 5-8
• ECE 4350 - Senior Experience in Early Childhood Education
• ECE 4360 - Cultural Influence on the Socialization of Children
• ECE 4370 - Developmentally Effective Practice III: Teaching in the Content Areas
• ECE 4390 - Student Teaching and Seminar: Early Childhood (Preschool through Third Grade)
• ECE 4395 - Student Teaching and Seminar: Early Childhood Special Education (Preschool through Third Grade)
• ECE 4415 - Early Childhood Residency I
• ECE 4425 - Early Childhood Residency II

• SED 1009 - Academic Success
• SED 2200 - Social Justice and Disability Issues for Educators
• SED 2700 - Social/Emotional Development and Disorders
• SED 3050 - Assessment and Instructional Planning
• SED 3100 - Communication Supports for Inclusive Classrooms
• SED 3250 - Effective Behavioral Support Systems
• SED 3300 - Introduction to Responsive Pedagogy
• SED 3550 - Introduction to Inclusive Supports and Services for Students with Significant Needs
• SED 3600 - Exceptional Learners in the Classroom
• SED 3625 - Instructional Methods for Supporting Students with Disabilities
• SED 3650 - Understanding Special Education Law and the IEP
• SED 3675 - Transition Planning for Inclusive Adulthoods
• SED 3700 - Educational and Medical Aspects of Disabilities
• SED 3750 - Assessment, Methods, and Assistive Technology for Severe Disabilities
• SED 3820 - Elementary Literacy: Intervention and Instruction for Students with Diverse Learning Needs
• SED 3821 - Special Education Field Experience: Teaching Students with Mild/Moderate Disabilities
• SED 3950 - Mathematics Instruction for Students with Disabilities
• SED 4100 - Including Students with Significant Support Needs
• SED 4101 - Teaching Students with Significant Support Needs
• SED 4200 - Reading Disabilities and Content Instruction
• SED 4300 - Assessment and Methods for Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
• SED 4301 - Special Education Field Experience: Teaching Students with Emotional/Behavioral Disabilities
• SED 4440 - K-12 Practicum in Special Education
• SED 4490 - Special Education Student Teaching and Seminar