Overview
Program Description
The LDT-C Endorsement is an online 9-course, 27-credit sequence designed to provide candidates with the ability to diagnose and correct learning disabilities. The program culminates with a 90-hour practicum in which candidates diagnose and create a remediation plan that supports students in working toward their full potential. This endorsement (#3300) authorizes the holder to serve as a learning disabilities teacher-consultant in all public schools in New Jersey.
The LDT-C can be taken as a separate program for those who already have a master’s degree and a Teacher of Students with Disabilities Endorsement. This endorsement can also be incorporated into a M.A. in Special Education with a Teacher of Students with Disabilities certification and LDT-C certification at Centenary for 42 credits.
Program Goals
- Develop Individual Education Plans based on data derived from formal and informal assessment.
- Deliver services in a variety of environmental settings.
- Evaluate current practices in the education of students with disabilities and learn to make recommendations for the development of the child’s educational plan from research-based methods and materials.
- Choose appropriate tests and interpret results in order to meet the learning needs of individual learners.
- Collaborate as a part of the Child Study Team to provide students with appropriate placements in the least restrictive environment.
- Establish collaborative partnerships with other special educators, parents and families, students, and paraprofessionals.
As a Learning Disabilities Teacher Consultant, you can make a significant difference in the lives of children with special needs.
Program Requirements
Individuals working towards their LDT-C certification will need to present the following additional requirements to the Education Department at the time of application for certification:
- An original letter from the principal on the school’s official letterhead
- A personal statement
- A Master's Degree (Education or a related area)
- Teacher of Students with Disabilities certification (earned at the graduate level)
- Must have three years of successful, full-time teaching experience
- 90 hours of mandatory field experience while in course GED-693 –this is an internship where you will be mentored by an LDT-C who is currently practicing
Admissions Requirements
- Master’s Degree
- Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
- Personal statement
- Standard Instructional Teaching certification
- Teacher of Students with Disabilities certification
Curriculum Requirements
Required
| GED-601 | Learning Theories on the Nature & Needs of Individuals with Disabilities | 3 |
| GED-605 | Characteristics of Diverse Learners | 3 |
| GED-606 | Approaches to Instruction in Special Education | 3 |
| GED-607 | Assessment for Instruction in Special Education | 3 |
| GED-615 | Collaborative Practices | 3 |
| GED-690 | Physiological Basis of Learning Disabilities | 3 |
| GED-691 | Diagnosis of Learning Disabities | 3 |
| GED-692 | Correction of Learning Disabilities | 3 |
| GED-693 | Seminar Clinical Applications to Learning Disabilities | 3 |