Special Education (PreK-8)
Wheelock’s Special Education programs are designed to prepare professionals to work with children — pre-kindergarten through eighth grade — with mild to moderate disabilities who participate in inclusive, resource, or substantially separate public or private school classrooms.
Students develop skills in inclusive curriculum design, creating a supportive classroom ecology, differentiated teaching strategies, behavior management, collaborative problem-solving, formal and informal assessment, and a commitment to equity for all children in a multiracial and multicultural society. Additional emphasis is placed on racial and cultural identities, assistive technology, research, and advanced professional topics in the field.
Alumni of the Wheelock graduate programs in Special Education currently work as head teachers, inclusion specialists and behavior specialists.
The Faculty
The faculty in the Special Education Department at Wheelock College are respected for their approach to best practices in multiracial and multicultural early childhood and elementary education settings and for the comprehensive, thoughtful and professional preparation each student receives.
Applying to a Wheelock College Graduate Program
If you have any questions about these programs, other graduate programs at Wheelock College, or about applying to Wheelock College, contact the Office of Graduate Admissions at graduate@wheelock.edu or call (617) 879-2206, (toll-free (800) 734-5212), or visit the Office of Graduate Admissions Web Site.
