• EXED DEPARTMENT
  • Mission Statement
  • Faculty & Staff
  • Other Useful Contact Information
  • Graduate Assistantship Program
  • CEC Calendar
• SPED - 5 YR PROGRAMS (Minor + 1 Grad Yr)
  • Inclusive Early Childhood M.A.T.
  • K-12 SPED 5-year M.A.T.
• EXED 4 YR PROGRAMS
  • EXED Non-Teaching Minor
  • Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) Licensure
  • TESL Non-Licensure
• SPED GRADUATE PROGRAMS
  • K-12 SPED Post Bacc. M.A.T.
  • Early Childhood-SPED Post Bacc. M.A.T.
  • M.Ed. in Exceptional Education
• GIFTED EDUCATION ADD-ON ENDORSEMENTS
  • JMU Students
  • Practicing Teachers
• CERTIFICATES
  • Autism Certificate
  • Teacher Preparation in Vision Impairment
• OTHER PROGRAMS
  • JMU's Project CUSP
  • EXED Teacher Candidate Action Research Projects

EXED Teacher Candidate Action Research Projects

Senior teacher candidates in the EXED K-12 Special Education program participate in a unique reading and behavior focused practicum.  EXED teacher candidates assess students at a local elementary school who are at risk for academic failure in reading or who have disabilities, select evidence-based interventions, implement the interventions, and collect ongoing progress monitoring data throughout the 16 weeks.  This practicum is a unique "clinical" approach to helping pre-service teachers experience instruction in an authentic setting.  This practicum also provides supplemental interventions for approximately 60 K-5 students per year.