Teaching Students with Severe Disabilities Graduate Certificate

The graduate certificate in Teaching Students with Severe Disabilities at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & 人类发展 prepares teachers to work effectively with students with severe disabilities in the classroom. In this program, you’ll learn how to plan, implement, and evaluate instruction for students with disabilities using a variety of proven practices, including explicit instruction, school-wide positive behavior supports, and other methods.

Students in the graduate certificate program learn about typical child development and learning, characteristics of common disabilities, and tenets of special education policy and practice—and their effects on students’ experiences in schools. Your coursework will include classes on reading development, mathematical reasoning, methods in special education, and a thorough background in severe disabilities. At the end of the program, you’ll be eligible to seek licensure in the state of Massachusetts to teach students with severe disabilities.

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