What Every Must Know Special Educator - Council for Exceptional ...

CEC Professional Entry Level Standards are built
on research that informs the field on best practice in
the education of children with exceptionalities. From
this research, CEC validated Knowledge and Skill
Standards that delineate the knowledge and skills
that entry-level special educators master in order to
serve individuals with specific exceptionalities safely
and effectively. Using the Knowledge and Skill Sets as
a base, CEC developed 10 Initial Content Standards
(indexed to the INTASC Core Principles) that describe
Table 6.1
Special Education Standard 1: Foundations
Knowledge INTASC
ICC1K1
ICC1K2
ICC1K3
ICC1K4
ICC1K5
ICC1K6
Models, theories, philosophies, and research methods that form the
basis for special education practice
Laws, policies, and ethical principles regarding behavior management
planning and implementation
Relationship of special education to the organization and function of
educational agencies
Rights and responsibilities of students, parents, teachers, and other
professionals, and schools related to exceptional learning needs
Issues in definition and identification of individuals with exceptional
learning needs, including those from culturally and linguistically
diverse backgrounds
Issues, assurances and due process rights related to assessment,
eligibility, and placement within a continuum of services)
1.01, 2.04
1.04, 1.13
1.04, 1.13
1.04, 1.11, 1.13, 8.08, 10.07
1.04, 1.13, 3.04, 8.07, 8.09
1.04, 8.07
ICC1K7 Family systems and the role of families in the educational process 1.11, 3.07, 10.10
ICC1K8 Historical points of view and contribution of culturally diverse groups 10.04
ICC1K9
ICC1K10
Skill
Appendix 6: CeC initiAl Common Core And intASC
Knowledge And SKillS index
Impact of the dominant culture on shaping schools and the individuals
who study and work in them
Potential impact of differences in values, languages, and customs that
can exist between the home and school
ICC1S1 Articulate personal philosophy of special education
in rich narrative what all special education teachers
should know and be able to do. Table 6.1 delineates
the coordination of CEC Initial Common Core with
the INTASC standards for special educators. Programs
preparing candidates multicategorically and other areas
of specialization are reminded that they must align
with these areas of specialization, which lie beyond
the INTASC standards.
3.04, 10.04
3.03, 3.04, 6.03, 10.02, 10.04
Appendix 6: CeC initiAl Common Core And intASC Knowledge And SKillS index 231