We are delighted to welcome you to the Program in Special Education: Learning Disabilities. Our graduate students are people who truly care about children and adults with learning disabilities.

Our graduate students want to make a difference in this world and want to help improve the quality of human life. We strive for excellence in what we do. We value caring, sensitivity, honesty, integrity, a positive attitude, enthusiasm, and a strong sense of responsibility. We prize resourcefulness, creativity, and uniqueness. We applaud hard work and high energy. We treasure teamwork and good communication. ... more

Interested applicants should have a good liberal arts background and high motivation to teach.

Practical individualized training in diagnostic-prescriptive teaching within a solid theoretical framework.

Faculty who teach theories based on the Sally L. Smith Methodology and their day-to-day work with learning disabled adults.

Exposure to a wide variety of methods and materials. Learning to program specific academic skills through the arts: graphics arts, woodworking, music, dance, drama, puppetry, film making, and a unique feature called Academic Clubs as used at the Lab School of Washington.

Study specific needs of preschool, elementary, junior high, high school students, and adults at risk for or living with learning disabilities.