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Northern Illinois University

Department of Teaching & Learning

Program Matrix

Course Designator and Title Master's Degree Only Type 04 Certification + Master's Degree Special Education Approval
TLEC 500 — Analysis of Instruction: Early Childhood Education required required  
TLEC 504 — Developmentally Appropriate Practice in the Primary Classroom required required  
TLEC 535 — Family and School Partnerships for Academic Success required required  
EPS 506 — Seminar in Child Behavior required required  
Choose 1:
  • TLEC 510 — The American Preschool Movement
  • TLEC 511 — Comparative/International Early Childhood Education
required required  
Choose 1:
  • TLEC 521 — Educational Diagnosis/Assessment of Preschool Exceptional Children
  • TLSE 423 — Assessment in Early Childhood Special Education
required required
 required
Choose 1:
  • ETR 519: Applied Educational Research
  • ETR 520: Introduction to Educational Research
  • ETR 525: Qualitative Research in Education
  • TLCI 502: Survey of Research in Curriculum and Instruction
  • TLCI 503: Introduction to Education Research in Outdoor Education
required required  
TLEC 598—Master’s Cumulative Project required required  
Area of Study (minimum of 9 hours) selected from the  following areas of focus:
- Administration of EC Programs
- Pedagogy in ECE*
- Emergent Literacy
- Research in ECE
- Movement Development
- Special Education *NOTE: those seeking initial IL Type 04 certification select Pedagogy in ECE  those electing the M.S.Ed. thesis option select Research in   ECE 		required    
TLEC 530—Language Arts in Early Childhood Education   required  
TLEC 531—Social Learning in Early Childhood Education   required  
TLEE 531—Young Children's Exploration of the physical world   required  
Choose 1:
  • LTRE 516 — Emerging Literacy Development
  • LTRE 309 — Emerging Literacy and Beginning Reading Instruction through Age 8
  required  
LTLA 537 — Acquisition of Spoken and Written Language.   required  
TLEC 586 — Internship (Clinical Experiences: Infant/Toddler; Pre-Kindergarten; Primary)
   required  
TLEC 282 — Ed Participation in Early Clinical Experiences [Pre K early clinical experience]
  required  
TLEC 382 — Practicum in Early Childhood Studies [Primary grade early clinical experience]
   required  
TLEC 485A — Student Teaching in Preschool-Kindergarten   required  
TLEC 485B — Student Teaching in Primary   required  
TLSE 426 — Working with Families of Young Children with Disabilities     required
COMD 220 — Introduction to Communicative Disorders     required
Choose 1:
  • TLEC 522 - Development of Curric Materials for Preschool Exceptional children
  • TLSE 424 — Instruct systems for Educ of Infant, Toddler, Young Child with Disab
    required