Special Education

By taking the Special Education program from Pace University you will gain enhanced knowledge of learning disabilities and differences, as well as the methods and strategies to increase your effectiveness in the classroom. You will develop your skills and expertise in implementing inclusionary practices, and differentiated instruction techniques to help students with special learning needs and abilities become successful and lifelong learners.

Key Features

• Get hired. Our strong partnerships with local school districts mean that our students are getting hired before they even graduate.
• Our coursework integrates key knowledge and dispositions necessary to teach in today’s modern classrooms, using technology to address the specific needs of all learners, including students with disabilities and culturally and linguistically diverse students.
• We are a proud member of the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP), an accreditation organization for educator preparation programs that promotes the preparation of effective educators by way of innovative, outcomes-focused programs that engage education’s toughest challenges, directly and in context.

Courses include:

• Trends and Issues in Special Education

• Assessment, Diagnosis, Evaluation and Instructional Planning

• Students with Severe Disabilities

• Literacy for Children with Special Needs

• Child Abuse and Violence Prevention

• Differentiating Curriculum and Instruction

• Supporting Positive Behavior and Autonomy