Bilingual Education Certificate Extension (Spanish/English)
The Monroe College School of Education offers a Bilingual Education Certificate Extension program for New York State licensed early childhood teachers. The bilingual education certificate extension is a professional credential that is required of teachers who work in classes where two languages are used in instruction (bilingual classrooms) or in an officially designated bilingual position (e.g. bilingual school social worker).
The program is open to licensed childhood teachers who:
- Work with emergent bilingual students (students officially designated as English Language Learners/ELLs) in bilingual settings but are not currently licensed in bilingual education;
- Work with emergent bilingual students in monolingual English settings and wish to work in bilingual settings; and
- Work with emergent bilingual students in any setting and wish to deepen their ability to meet children’s learning needs through providing home language support.
In addition to holding a New York State Initial Certificate or a New York State Professional Certificate in Early Childhood education, eligible candidates must be able to demonstrate oral and written proficiency in both English and Spanish.
Bilingual Education Certificate Extension Requirements
Required Courses
The 15-Credit Bilingual Education Certificate Extension is compromised of the following courses, which are to be completed in this order:
| ED-371 | Teaching Bilingual Learners | 3 |
| ED-381 | Bilingual Literacy and Linguistics Practicum | 3 |
| ED-361 | Assessment and Evaluation for Bilingual Students | 3 |
| ED-311 | Bilingual Curriculum Development | 3 |
| ED-420 | Bilingual Content Instruction (Mathematics, Social Studies, Science) | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Total Credit Hours: 15