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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.

Auditory-Oral/Birth–Kindergarten Teacher Licensure Concentration

(126 semester hours)

The Auditory-Oral/Birth–Kindergarten concentration provides audition and spoken language development training at the undergraduate level for teachers of infants, toddlers, and young children who are deaf or hard of hearing. Field experiences and internships for teaching take place in public and private schools serving young children who are deaf and hard of hearing utilizing an auditory-oral approach. Students completing the program are eligible for NC licensure in K–12 Hearing Impaired and Birth–Kindergarten. Transfer students may require additional semesters to complete this undergraduate program. Students desiring to pursue the Auditory-Oral/Birth–Kindergarten teacher licensure concentration must have reliable transportation to and from practicum and/or internship sites.

Upon completion of the Auditory-Oral/Birth–Kindergarten Teacher Licensure program, students are able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge of the impact of early development on speech reception and auditory skills in infants, toddlers, and preschoolers who are deaf and hard of hearing.
• Utilize appropriate methods for developing spoken language in infants, toddlers, and preschoolers who are deaf and hard of hearing.
• Articulate an understanding of different family systems and family interactions, and demonstrate an awareness of the importance of parental involvement in a child’s education and development.
• Discuss the history, major theories, and major philosophies of the education of young children and the use of Auditory-Oral and Auditory-Verbal approaches with young children who are deaf and hard of hearing.
• Demonstrate an understanding of technology used to assist the learning and communication needs of young children who are deaf and hard of hearing as well as young children who are typically developing.
• Utilize naturalistic assessment methods in determining young children’s strengths and needs.
• Assess young children’s performance as a professional educator and develop a plan for continued professional development.

Requirements

I General Education Core Requirements (GEC)

See complete GEC requirements and approved course listings for all categories.

Core Category	S.H.
Students may select courses for:
Literature (GLT)	3
Fine Arts (GFA)	3
Philosophical, Religious, Ethical Principles (GPR)	3
One additional GLT, GFA, or GPR course	3
Historical Perspectives on Western Culture (GHP)	3
Mathematics (GMT)	3
Natural Sciences (GNS) one must be a laboratory course; each must have a different departmental prefix	6–7
Reasoning and Discourse (GRD) ENG 101 or FMS 115 or RCO 101, and one additional GRD course	6
Department specifies courses for:
Social and Behavioral Sciences (GSB) required: HDF 212 and SES 240	6

II General Education Marker Requirements

See details and courses. It is possible to meet all GE Marker Requirements while completing the GE Core requirements or courses required by the major/ concentration.

III Major Requirements

Minimum 36 s.h. in the major: SES 240*, 242, 245, 250, 450, 451, 460, 461, 483, 578; SES/HDF 425, 435, 441

IV Related Area Requirements

CSD 295, 334, 557; TED 516; ELC 381; HDF 212*, 302, 409 or 410, 452; HEA 201 or NUR 345; LIS 120; SWK 491 or 584

*HDF 212 and SES 240 satisfy GSB.

V Teacher Licensure Requirements

These courses are also listed under major or related area requirements:

1. SES 242  
2. HEA 201 or NUR 345  
3. ELC 381  
4. LIS 120   
5. CUI 516  
6. SES 461   

Students must have a 2.70 overall grade point average to be admitted to teacher education, and a 2.70 grade point average in all courses with a SES prefix in order to be admitted to student teaching. Any grade below C- in a required core course makes a student ineligible to continue in the licensure track. Students must be admitted to Teacher Education/Teachers Academy before enrolling in SES 451, 483, or 578.

VI Electives

Choose two electives from: ART 367; MUS 335, 361; SES 101

 

Contact:

Dr. Mary V. Compton, 317 Ferguson Building, 336.334.3771, mvcompto@uncg.edu

Dr. Judy Niemeyer, 204 Ferguson Building, 336.334.3447, janiemey@uncg.edu

Ms. Sarah Ellen, 3607K MHRA Building, 336.256.0497, sjellen@uncg.edu

 

Page updated: 05-Oct-2009

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