有特殊需要的人需要具有特殊技能的老师。该课程的毕业生为3-21岁的学生提供广泛的特殊需求，包括学习和发育障碍，行为障碍，自闭症或视力障碍。有特殊需要的儿童，青少年和年轻人值得特别的老师。NIU的特殊教育体验式研究计划使您能够与残障和能力各异的学龄前儿童到21岁的学生一起工作，如何教所有学生以及如何使学生进入学校和社区。您还将学习将通用的核心标准和课程与个人教育计划相结合的有效方法，并学习如何使用辅助技术。我们的课程已获得伊利诺伊州教育委员会的批准，我们的实地经验和课程工作符合特殊儿童理事会的政策，标准和框
Individuals with special needs require teachers with special skills. Graduates of this program teach students ages 3-21 with a wide spectrum of special needs including learning and developmental disabilities, behavior disorders, autism or vision impairments. Children, adolescents and young adults with special needs deserve special teachers. The NIU experiential and research-informed program in Special Education prepares you to work with students from kindergarten through age 21 who have a variety of disabilities and abilities, how to teach all students and how to include students into schools and the community. Youll also learn effective ways to incorporate common core standards and curriculum with individual education plans as well as learn how to use assistive technology. Our program is approved by the Illinois State Board of Education, and our field experiences and coursework adhere to policies, standards and frameworks of the Council for Exceptional Children.