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Learning disabilities are neurologically based disabilities causing persons to process information differently. Processing deficits may include deficits in, input, central processing, and/or output and may involve various cognitive processes, such as memory, attention, language, visual and auditory perception, visual-motor integration and graphomotor skills. These processing deficits may impact a person鈥檚 ability to master various academic skills, including basic reading skills, reading fluency, reading comprehension, written expression, math calculation, math problem-solving skills, oral expression, and listening comprehension.

The Special Education Major (K-12) Learning Disabilities endorsement program is based on the belief that teachers with a learning disabilities endorsement need a firm grounding in the theory of learning disabilities and an ability to use that theory to develop individual programs for students, meeting their specific needs. This is accomplished by a curriculum requiring a rigorous understanding of the theory of learning, from a neurological perspective, coupled with strong field experiences connecting theory to reality. Emphasis will be on developing individual student profiles that involve assessment and analysis of both academic and processing skills, as well as developing a wide repertoire of strategies for direct instruction of skills and collaboration with general education personnel to develop accommodations and modifications.

Upon graduation, students will be competent to assess, analyze assessment data and develop and implement individual education programs, based on a strong theoretical understanding of the nature of learning disability.