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Auditory-Oral/Birth-Kindergarten Teacher Licensure Program

UNCG's Auditory-Oral/Birth-Kindergarten Teacher Licensure Program incorporates theoretical and applied knowledge from child development, early childhood education, special education, psychology, nursing, social work, audiology, speech science, developmental linguistics, and counseling in its curricula. It is one of three undergraduate Auditory/Oral preparation programs in the United States, and the only one to docus on early intervention services and educational needs of children birth to kindergarten.

This four-year program offers a Bachlor of Science degreein Special Education with a concentration in Auditory/Oral Birth-Kindergarten graduates are eligible for North Carolina teacher licenses in Birth-Kindergarten and Hearing Impairment K-12.

Family-Focus: Ninety-two percent of children with hearing loss have hearing parents. More and more of these parents are choosing a spoken language communication option for their children. Parents want to give their children the chance to learn to use speech communication within the family and community. Several of the courses in this program provide opportunities for students to work directly with families of children with hearing loss, and most classes offer some degree of study of the diversity of families.

Needs Specific to North Carolina

North Carolina, joining many other states, has a law requiring that all newborns receive hearing screenings. This means that hearing loss will be detected much earlier than in the past for young children, and intervention services can begin in infancy.

In March of 1999, with the passing of the Newborn and Infant Screening and Intervention Act, a North Carolina legislative study recommended that North Carolina:

• Offer a variety of communication options for children who are deaf and hard of hearing.
• Increase services for infants and toddlers who are deaf and hard of hearing.
• Increase number of adequately trained professionals in the field of deaf education.
• Revise curricula in teacher preparation program in deafness to reflect current teaching practice in North Carolina
• Coordinate services between programs for infants and young children who are deaf and hard of hearing and other providers and agencies in th early intervention system.

Prospective Students

For in formation about the application and admission process to UNCG, call the UNCG Admissions Office at (336) 334-5243.

Adult and transfer students may obtain additional in formation by calling Adults Students and Transfer Services at (336) 334-5757.

 

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