Introduction to Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education

EC / ECSE License | This program is completed

130 Fisher Rd Berlin, VT 05602 United States

Conference Room TBD

Graduate

1/18/2020-5/2/2020

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$1,590.00

This course is designed to provide students interested in obtaining the early childhood special educator endorsement with an introduction to the fields of early intervention (EI) and early childhood special education (ECSE). It will focus on the following topics: historical perspectives of EI/ECSE and theoretical approaches to both; laws and regulations that govern EI and ECSE; professional roles, responsibilities, and ethics; and specific disabilities and their impact on young children’s development. In addition, this course will introduce and provide an overview of the special education evaluation process, eligibility determination, and the development of the Individualized Education Plan (IEP) and the Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP).

  • This is part of the Early Childhood Special Ed (ECSE) Endorsement series.
  • This is a 3 credit course, with credits from Northern Vermont University/Lyndon.
Bolio, Brenda

Brenda has been an early childhood educator for 31 years, 16 of those years as an early childhood special educator. She has been a classroom teacher and Preschool Coordinator at the Family Center of Washington County, a Montpelier EEE co-teacher, and most recently an itinerant EEE teacher for the Montpelier Public Schools. After receiving a BA in Early Childhood Studies (1983) she then went on to earn an MEd. in ECSE (1998) from The University of Vermont. Three years ago she began teaching coursework, leading workshops, and mentoring new EEE staff in the Montpelier area. She sees this as a way of building linkages, and supporting collaboration and ongoing professional development with folks coming into the field.