Special Education: Adapted Curriculum & Early Childhood Special Education with CTE Transition & Special Needs – Virginia

Educational Requirements

According to the Virginia Department of Education:

Virginia offers the Adapted Curriculum & Early Childhood Special Education with CTE Transition & Special Needs

Program requirements are located in the Virginia Administrative Code.

1. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university and graduated from an approved teacher preparation program in early childhood special education; or
2. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university and completed a major in early childhood special education or 27 semester graduate hours in early childhood special education, including at least one course in each of the following:
a. Foundations and legal aspects of special education: 3 semester hours;
b. Assessment for diagnosis, program planning, and curriculum-based measurement to document progress for young children with typical development, disabling, and at-risk conditions: 3 semester hours;
c. Curriculum and instructional programming for preschool: 3 semester hours;
d. Speech and language development and intervention: 3 semester hours;
e. Medical aspects: 3 semester hours;
f. Social and emotional skills and behavior management for early childhood: 3 semester hours;
g. Consultation, co-teaching, coaching, and mentoring: 3 semester hours;
h. Family-centered intervention: 3 semester hours; and i. Early childhood elective: 3 semester hours.