<p> Northwestern State University (NSU) Online Early Interventionist Special Education Certification Courses 2010-2011 NSU Add-on Early Interventionist Special Education Certification Courses 2010-2011 Early Interventionist Special Requirements Education: Birth to Five Add-on (Endorsement) Early Interventionist: (Add-on for PK-K, PK-3, elementary grades, middle For individual holding a valid early childhood school, secondary, all-level, and special education) certificate To add Early Interventionist endorsement to a valid Type A, B, C, Level 1, 2, or 3 (e.g., PK-K, PK-3), Louisiana certificate, you must complete the requirements listed below: elementary certificate (e.g., 1-4, 1-5, 1-6, 1-8) 1. Achieve passing score for Elementary Content Knowledge upper elementary or middle school (0014); Education of Exceptional Children: Core Content certificate Knowledge (0353); and Early Childhood PLT (0521) (e.g., 4-8, 5-8, 6-8), Eighteen (18) credit hours that pertain to infants, toddlers, and secondary certificate preschoolers: (e.g., 7-12, 9-12) or an all-level K-12 certificate (art, dance,  Foundations in Early Childhood Education and Early foreign language, health, PE, H&PE, music) Intervention SPED 5320 Introduction to Early or special education certificate Interventionist (3 hrs.); offered online in the fall of 2010 & 2011  Understanding and Working with Families of Young For more information, please contact Children SPED 5350 Families of Exceptional Dr. Barbara Duchardt via e-mail Children (3 hrs.); offered online in the fall of 2010 & [email protected] or by 2011 Phone: 318-357-5154. NOTE: You may get an online Master’s  Assessment in Early Intervention of Education or a Specialist degree in SPED 5310 Identification and Assessment (3 hrs.); Early Intervention. offered online in the summer of 2010 & 2011  Early Intervention Methods SPED 5370 Early Intervention Methods (3 hrs.); offered online in the summer of 2010 & 2011  Teaming, Physical and Medical Management in Early Intervention SPED 5960 Interactive Teaming (3 hrs.); offered online in the spring of 2011  Communication and Literacy in Early Intervention. RDG 5020 Early Childhood Reading Instruction (PRE-K- 3) (3 hrs.); offered online in the summer of 2010 & 2011</p><p>Nine (9) semester hours of reading coursework.</p><p>If you have completed the requirements as listed above and wish to receive a formal evaluation for the purpose of obtaining additional certification, you must send your official transcript(s) with a completed Change-of-Action Packet to the Louisiana Department of Education, Division of Teacher Certification and Higher Education. If you have any questions concerning this procedure, you may call 1-877-453-2721. Revised 3/30/05</p>