Program in Teaching Visual Impairments

Licensure-Only

Requirements

TVI coursework will be completed at the graduate-level as a Graduate Non-Degree Student.
GPA requirement: 3.0 or above in all coursework.
All courses with the exception of the Reading Electives and Phonics must be taken at The Ohio State University in order to be recommended for licensure.
After completing the coursework below, students must pass the OAE Content Knowledge Assessment: Special Education Specialist- Visually Impaired (Test Code 045).

Reading Core

*TLTED 5469 Understanding Phonics and its Role in Instruction (3 hours)
TLISTEM 5506 (833) Reading and Writing Braille 1st term (Autumn) at OSU (3 hours)

TVI Coursework

TLISTEM 5507 (826) Visual Processes 1st term (Autumn) at OSU (3 hours)
TLISTEM 5525 (747) Curriculum and Instruction for Students with Visual Impairments and Multiple Disabilities 2nd Term (Spring) at OSU (3 hours)
EDUTL 6530 (925.52) Professional Development in the Field of Visual Impairment 2nd Term (Spring) at OSU (3 hours)
TLED 7189 Advanced Field Placement 2nd Term (Spring) at OSU (1 hour)
TLISTEM 5510 (685) Orientation and Mobility for Teachers of Students with Visual Disabilities 3rd Term (Summer) at OSU (2 hours)
TLISTEM 5508 (835) Modes of Communication and Instructional Materials for Students with Visual Disabilities 3rd Term (Summer) at OSU (1 hour)
TLTED 5191 (885.52) Internship 3rd Term (Summer) at OSU (3 hours)

*Course is an ODE requirement and is typically completed prior to the start of the TVI program. Students may contact T&L Academic Services to request to have their transcripts evaluated prior to admission. T&L Academic Services, in collaboration with the Sensory Impairments Program Manager and faculty, will determine if a candidate’s prior coursework can fulfill the Reading Core requirements.

*Approved Ohio State Reading Electives

TLED 2368 Introduction to Children’s Literature
TLED 3356 Literature for Adolescents
TLTED 5225 Reading Multicultural Literature Across Middle Childhood Curricula
TLTED 5442 Teaching Reading Across the Curriculum
TLCTE 5365* Linguistics for Literacy Education
EDU T&L 5453 Critical Literacy in Content Areas Classrooms
TLTED 5468 Reading Foundations
EDU T&L 7101 Drama, Literacy, and Learning
TLLLL 7316 Language Arts in the Early & Middle Childhood Program
EDU T&L 7317 Advanced Course in Children’s Literature
TLLLL 7322 Literature Across the Curriculum
EDU T&L 7332 Teaching and Research of Poetry in Middle & High School Contexts
EDU T&L 7340 Writing in the Early & Middle Grades Classroom
TLLLL 7341 Poetry for Children
TLLLL 7343 Literature for Middle Childhood
TLLLL 7356 Advanced Literature for Adolescents
EDU T&L 7360 Reading and Writing Poetry for Educators: Bridges to Literacy & Life
TLLLL 7361 Literature in Early Childhood Education
TLCTE 7364 Multicultural Literature for Children and Young Adults
EDU T&L 7365* Applied Linguistics for Teachers of Reading/Language Arts
EDU T&L 7370 English Curriculum: Past, Present & Future
TLLLL 7393 Teaching Writing
TLLLL 7418 Synthesizing Research in Reading and Literacy
EDU T&L 7421 Guided Survey of Research in Reading

NOTE:

4000-level courses and below are undergraduate-level courses
5000-level courses can be considered undergraduate OR graduate-level courses
6000-level courses and above are graduate-level courses

Total Credits (Minimum of 19)

Program	Degree	Department	Email
Teaching Visual Impairment	Licensure	Teaching and Learning	tles@osu.edu

Note: Students exact curriculum may vary depending upon program of study determined by student and advisor.

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