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This certificate program is designed to offer a program of study for in-service and pre-service professionals who work with or are seeking careers working with deaf and hard of hearing children from birth to 5 years old and their families in educational settings.
The 21-credit certificate program is designed to make it possible for full-time professionals to take courses. The program will emphasize advocacy, language planning, pedagogy, assessment, program planning, and theory and practices in ASL/English bilingual early education. In alignment with the Department of Education’s mission, the program will emphasize culturally relevant critical pedagogy as a goal for the candidates to become change agents and leaders in advocating for and educating deaf and hard of hearing children and their families.
The certificate in ASL/English bilingual early childhood education: birth to 5 program is not intended to lead to licensure and does not lead to licensure in Washington, D.C. 杏吧原创 has also determined that the program also does not meet professional licensure requirements in all 50 states and U.S. territories.
B.A. OR B.S. degreeMinimum 3.0 GPAASLPI result of 2 or above and/or multi-measurement artifacts (use of ASL)A bachelor’s degree in Deaf Education, Special Education, Counseling, Social Work and/or any related fieldsLicense/certificate of teaching (optional)Evidence of successful paid or volunteer work with infants, children, or adolescents and/or families (at least two years)
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A completed application form An application fee of $75 A minimum 3.0 GPA in all previous undergraduate and graduate studies Official transcripts of all undergraduate study, including evidence of having received a bachelor's degree from an accredited university Official transcripts of all graduate study Goal...
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Certificate in American Sign Language and English Bilingual Early Childhood Deaf Education: Birth to 5