Foundational Competency and Teacher Education Standards

Foundational Competency:

1. Will EXPLORE specific disability impact on learning and access to the general education curriculum by identifying teaching strategies, interventions, and educational and assistive technologies for students with disabilities, including: speech and language impairments, specific learning disabilities, intellectual and developmental disability, autism spectrum disorder, traumatic brain injury, emotional/behavioral disorders, physical and health disabilities, multiple disabilities, and sensory impairments.

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New Hampshire General Special Education Teacher Standards

(2)  In the area of characteristics of learners, the candidate shall have the ability to:

b.  Define the characteristics and their respective educational implications of all types of disabilities as described in federal statutes, federal regulations and New Hampshire administrative rule Ed 1100; and

(3)  In the area of learning differences, the candidate shall have the ability to:

c.  Understand how the learning differences of students with disabilities affect progress in the general curriculum, and extracurricular and other nonacademic areas;

d.  Identify levels of special education services, supplementary aids and services, and support for school personnel to create inclusive instructional opportunities that accommodate  diverse learning needs;

e. Understand and utilize the diverse range of students’ approaches to learning and the range of modifications and accommodations that can be used to support learning;