Bachelor of Science - Education - Intervention Specialist Education/Mild to Moderate Disabilities

Teach students with mild to moderate disabilities in grades K-12. With the 2004 Authorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Improvement Act (IDEIA) the demand for teachers with an intervention specialist licensure is growing now more than ever. Schools are looking for teachers who are innovative, creative and want to work with students of all ages. If students are looking for a teaching position that allows them to tackle new challenges each day and watch their students grow from children into young adults, Findlay's Intervention Specialist licensure program is for the right choice.

Classwork in the first year will focus on teaching methodologies and introductory practices for teaching subject matter. Higher-level intervention specialist classes focus on education practices for students with special needs, working with agencies outside of schools and current laws and legislation relating to intervention specialist education.  

Education majors in the first year of the program are must complete 10 hours of observation in a classroom as part of their classwork. Students also participate in the University of Findlay and Van Buren Experience, a tutoring and reading program with one of their partnership schools. During the second year as an education major students participate in a 6-week field experience from the start of school until the lunch hour and in other professional development such as: school board meetings, faculty professional development seminars at the district or building level, Individualized Education Planning (IEP) meetings or attending parent-teacher conferences. The Methods Field Experience block is conducted during the third year. Students will be in their assigned schools for 6-weeks from the beginning of the school day to the end of the school day. Teacher-candidates complete their 16-week student-teacher experience during their fourth year as an education major.