To Attain Bilingual Special Education Approval
II. To attain Bilingual Special Education Approval:
School Psychologists in Illinois who work directly with children who derive from a bilingual background are required to possess the Bilingual Special Education Approval credential. This entails successfully completing one of two courses:
1. Assessment of the Bilingual Child and Psychological/educational assessment of the LEP student with disabilities.
Courses for the Bilingual Special Education Approval are offered at the following locations:
Chicago State University
College of Education
9501 South King Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60628-1598-Campus Location: ED 312
Telephone: (773) 995-2000/ (773) 995-2114
E-mail: cvalenci@csu.edu (Bilingual Education Program)
Web site: www.csu.edu
Course(s): Evaluation, Assessment and Testing in Language Minority Ed
Loyola University Chicago
School of Education
820 N. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: (312) 915-6800
E-mail: SchlEduc@luc.edu
Web site: www.luc.edu/education
Course(s): Bilingual Assessment of School-Aged Children
and Adolescents; Assessment of English Language Learners
National-Louis University
Chicago Campus
122 S. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60603
Phone: (800) 443-5522 X5147
E-mail: Robyn.Shulman@nl.edu
Web site: www.nl.edu/graduate/curriculum_esl.cfm
Course(s): Assessment of ESL and Bilingual Students
The Center: Resources for Teaching and Learning
Illinois Resource Center
2626 S. Clearbrook Drive
Arlington Heights, IL. 60005
Phone: (224) 366-8555
E-mail: irc@cntrmail.org
Web site: www.thecenterweb.org/irc
Course(s): Assessment of Language Minority Students
University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)
College of Education (MC 147)
1040 West Harrison Street
Chicago, IL 60607-7133- Campus Location: 3145 EPASW
Telephone: (312) 996-4532
E-mail: mherkes@uic.edu (MEd)
Web site: www.uic.edu/gcat/EDSPED.shtml
Course(s): Assessment of Monolingual and LEP Children with Disabilities
Western Illinois University
Educational and Interdisciplinary Studies
1 University Circle
Macomb, IL. 61455
Telephone: (309) 298-1183
E-mail: GA-Delany-Barmann@wiu.edu
Website: www.wiu.edu/eis
Course(s): Assessment of Bilingual and ESL Students
*This is not an exhaustive list.
**Not all courses will necessarily be offered every term at their institution.
2. Passing the Illinois State Language Proficiency exam.
(The links below provide more details such as exam administration dates, registration information, etc.):
http://www.isbe.state.il.us/certification/html/testing.htm
http://www.icts.nesinc.com
One must call one of the following numbers to obtain the Registration Bulletin Packet which contains study materials and application to take the language proficiency exam:
Illinois State Board Of Education
Tel: (800) 845-8749
Site: http://www.isbe.net
OR
National Evaluation Systems, Inc.
Tel: (800) 239-8107
After taking the Language Proficiency Exam, applicants and examinees may need to call Joline Redy (1-800-845-8749) in Springfield in order to obtain the PASS/FAIL results. Once one has successfully completed the single course requirement and passed the Language Proficiency Exam in the target population language, one must submit an application for Bilingual Special Education Approval. The form (73-67) can be obtained from ISBE (see above phone) or downloaded from the following web site: http://www.isbe.net/certification/pdf/73-67_bilingual_speced.pdf
A sample application is provided as an attachment below.
1. Assessment of the Bilingual Child and Psychological/educational assessment of the LEP student with disabilities.
Courses for the Bilingual Special Education Approval are offered at the following locations:
Chicago State University
College of Education
9501 South King Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60628-1598-Campus Location: ED 312
Telephone: (773) 995-2000/ (773) 995-2114
E-mail: cvalenci@csu.edu (Bilingual Education Program)
Web site: www.csu.edu
Course(s): Evaluation, Assessment and Testing in Language Minority Ed
Loyola University Chicago
School of Education
820 N. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: (312) 915-6800
E-mail: SchlEduc@luc.edu
Web site: www.luc.edu/education
Course(s): Bilingual Assessment of School-Aged Children
and Adolescents; Assessment of English Language Learners
National-Louis University
Chicago Campus
122 S. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60603
Phone: (800) 443-5522 X5147
E-mail: Robyn.Shulman@nl.edu
Web site: www.nl.edu/graduate/curriculum_esl.cfm
Course(s): Assessment of ESL and Bilingual Students
The Center: Resources for Teaching and Learning
Illinois Resource Center
2626 S. Clearbrook Drive
Arlington Heights, IL. 60005
Phone: (224) 366-8555
E-mail: irc@cntrmail.org
Web site: www.thecenterweb.org/irc
Course(s): Assessment of Language Minority Students
University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)
College of Education (MC 147)
1040 West Harrison Street
Chicago, IL 60607-7133- Campus Location: 3145 EPASW
Telephone: (312) 996-4532
E-mail: mherkes@uic.edu (MEd)
Web site: www.uic.edu/gcat/EDSPED.shtml
Course(s): Assessment of Monolingual and LEP Children with Disabilities
Western Illinois University
Educational and Interdisciplinary Studies
1 University Circle
Macomb, IL. 61455
Telephone: (309) 298-1183
E-mail: GA-Delany-Barmann@wiu.edu
Website: www.wiu.edu/eis
Course(s): Assessment of Bilingual and ESL Students
*This is not an exhaustive list.
**Not all courses will necessarily be offered every term at their institution.
2. Passing the Illinois State Language Proficiency exam.
(The links below provide more details such as exam administration dates, registration information, etc.):
http://www.isbe.state.il.us/certification/html/testing.htm
http://www.icts.nesinc.com
One must call one of the following numbers to obtain the Registration Bulletin Packet which contains study materials and application to take the language proficiency exam:
Illinois State Board Of Education
Tel: (800) 845-8749
Site: http://www.isbe.net
OR
National Evaluation Systems, Inc.
Tel: (800) 239-8107
After taking the Language Proficiency Exam, applicants and examinees may need to call Joline Redy (1-800-845-8749) in Springfield in order to obtain the PASS/FAIL results. Once one has successfully completed the single course requirement and passed the Language Proficiency Exam in the target population language, one must submit an application for Bilingual Special Education Approval. The form (73-67) can be obtained from ISBE (see above phone) or downloaded from the following web site: http://www.isbe.net/certification/pdf/73-67_bilingual_speced.pdf
A sample application is provided as an attachment below.
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