1648. SPECIAL EDUCATION - CATEGORICAL (K-12)

1648 SPECIAL EDUCATION - CATEGORICAL (K-12) 1648.1 In addition to the general and professional education requirements, for certification is special education (categorical), coursework in the common core (twenty- one (21) semester hours), and coursework in one of the following areas shall be required: (a) Serious emotionally disturbance (fifteen (15) semester hours): (1) Characteristics of the emotionally disturbed; (2) Specific techniques of behavior management; and (3) Educational programming, teaching methods and materials for emotionally disturbed, to include a variety of school situations; (b) Hearing impairments (fifteen (15) semester hours): (1) Characteristics of individuals with hearing and related speech disorders; (2) Speech science and audiology; (3) Instructional procedures for the education of the hearing-impaired, including manual communication; and (4) Individual and group amplification systems with emphasis upon classroom utilization; (c) Specific learning disabilities (fifteen (15) semester hours): (1) Characteristics of individuals with learning disabilities and theories of etiology; (2) Techniques for diagnosis and intervention with learning disabled individuals of all degrees of disability at the various school levels; (3) Methods of basic skills instruction (i.e. oral and written language, reading, and mathematics) for learning disabled individuals at the various school levels; and (4) Adaptations of various levels of general education course content, materials, and methods of presentation to accommodate varying learning styles; (d) Mental retardation (fifteen (15) semester hours): (1) Characteristics, including medical aspects, of mentally retarded individuals; (2) Teaching methods and materials for the mentally retarded; and (3) Vocational exploration, as well as leisure and social skills training, for the mentally retarded; (e) Visual impairments (fifteen (15) semester hours): (1) Anatomy, physiology, and diseases of the eye; (2) Nature and needs of visually impaired individuals; (3) Reading and writing Braille; and (4) Procedures for teaching visually impaired individuals; (f) Orthopedically impaired (fifteen (15) semester hours): (1) Characteristics of children with orthopedic impairments; (2) Medical aspects of Orthopedic/OHI; (3) Problems in the development and education of the OI/OHI; (4) Neurodevelopmental sensory integration approaches; and (5) Psychological aspects of teaching children with physical disabilities. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 28 DCR 3201 (July 17, 1981); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 33 DCR 6542 (October 24, 1986); and by Final Rulemaking published at 40 DCR 6893, 6928-30 (October 1, 1993).