Inclusive Early
Childhood Education:
Master of Arts in Teaching

 

This five-year program provides licensure in grades PreK-3 and Early Childhood Special Education (birth-5).  As undergraduates, students must major in Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies (IDLS) and minor in Inclusive Early Childhood  Education (IECE). 

PROGRAM SEQUENCE FOR STUDENTS STARTING IN FALL 2011

YEAR

IECE Program Courses

SOPH

EDUC 300 Foundations of Education (3)
EXED 200 Nature & Issues of Disabilities (3)
JR
1st
Sem

IECE 300 Programming & Practices in IECE (3)
IECE 401D Diversity (3)
IECE 301 Practicum with Focus on Diversity-CSL (1)
JR
2nd Sem

IECE 320 Development & Assessment of Infants & Toddlers (3)
IECE 322 Supporting the Development of Infants & Toddlers (3)
IECE 321 Practicum with Focus on Infants & Toddlers (2)
SR
1st
Sem

IECE 420 Development & Assessment of the Young Child (3)
IECE 422 Teaching Young Children (3)
READ 366 Foundations of Literacy (3)
IECE 421 Practicum with Focus on Development (1)
IECE 423 Practicum with Focus on Curriculum (1)
SR
2nd Sem

READ 436 Literacy in the Primary Grades (3)
IECE 460 Instructional Practices in Numeracy (3)
IECE 462 Instructional Practices in Natural & Social Sciences for Young Children (3)
IECE 466 Seminar in Managing Classrooms & Guiding Behavior for Young Children (3)
IECE 461 Practicum with Focus on Primary Grades (3)
GRAD
Sum 1

IECE 632 Play & Creativity with Young Children (3)
EXED 625 Medical Aspects Impacting Young Children (3)
IECE 613 Practicum in Education of Young Children (3)  (optional)
GRAD
Fall

IECE 600 Teacher as Researcher (3)
IECE 612 Teacher as Decision Maker (3)
IECE 614 Individualized Behavior Intervention for Young Children (3)
IECE 613 Practicum in Education of Young Children (3) (if not taken in Sum 1)
GRAD
Spr

IECE 620 Teacher as Professional (2)
IECE 680 Student Teaching with Young Children (8)
GRAD
Sum 2

IECE 630 Teacher as Leader (2)
Comprehensive Final Project

 

PROGRAM SEQUENCE FOR STUDENTS STARTING IN FALL 2012

YEAR

IECE Program Courses

SOPH

EDUC 300 Foundations of Education (3)
EXED 200 Nature & Issues of Disabilities (3)
JR
1st 
Sem

IECE 420 Development & Assessment of the Young Child (3)
IECE 422 Teaching Young Children (3)
IECE 421 Practicum with Focus on Development (1)
IECE 423 Practicum with Focus on Curriculum (1)
JR
2nd Sem

IECE 320 Development & Assessment of Infants & Toddlers (3)
IECE 322 Supporting the Development of Infants & Toddlers (3)
IECE 321 Practicum with Focus on Infants & Toddlers (2)
SR
1st 
Sem

IECE 300 Programming & Practices in Inclusive Early Childhood Education (3)
ECED 401D Diversity w/ CSL Placement (3)
READ 366 Foundations of Literacy (3)
              Practicum with Focus on Kindergarten (2)
SR
2nd Sem

READ 436 Literacy in the Primary Grades (3)
IECE 460 Instructional Practices in Numeracy (3)
IECE 462 Instructional Practices in Natural & Social Sciences for Young Children (3)
IECE 466 Seminar in Managing Classrooms & Guiding Behavior for Young Children (3)
IECE 461 Practicum with Focus on Primary Grades (3)
GRAD
Sum 1

IECE 632 Play & Creativity with Young Children (3)
EXED 625 Medical Aspects Impacting Young Children (3)
IECE 613 Practicum in Education of Young Children (3)  (optional)
GRAD
Fall

EXED 625 Medical Aspects Impacting Young Children (3) (if not taken in Sum 1)
IECE 600 Teacher as Researcher (3)
IECE 612 Teacher as Decision Maker (3)
IECE 614 Individualized Behavior Intervention for Young Children (3)
IECE 613 Practicum in Education of Young Children (3) (if not taken in Sum 1)
GRAD
Spr

IECE 620 Teacher as Professional (2)
IECE 680 Student Teaching with Young Children (8)
GRAD
Sum 2

IECE 630 Teacher as Leader (2)
Comprehensive Final Project

 

CATALOG INFORMATION
Program Description
Course Descriptions


Printable Program Sequence
Fall 2011 Start
Fall 2012 Start


Program Handbook

 

Questions?
Contact Dr. Martha Ross
Program Coordinator
rossmk@jmu.edu

 

Early Childhood Inclusion
A Joint Position Statement of the Division for Early Childhood and the National Assoc for the Education of Young Children

National Professional Development Center on Inclusion
NPDCI is working with states to ensure that early childhood teachers are prepared to educate and care for young children with disabilities in settings with their typically developing peers.