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The Council for Exceptional Children/Division for Early Childhood Special Education Content Standards

In 2001, the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) approved performance-based standards for the preparation and licensure of special educators. The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) standards are divided into three parts: Field Experiences and Clinical Practice Standards, Assessment System Standards, and Special Education Content Standards.

The CEC Special Education Content Standards consist of 10 narrative standards. These same 10 standards are used by CEC to review all special education programs. In conjunction with CEC's Division for Early Childhood (DEC), the core knowledge and skill base for all beginning special education teachers of early childhood students has been identified.

Beginning early childhood special educators demonstrate their mastery of each standard through their knowledge and skills of the CEC/DEC Common Core and the Early Childhood area of specialization.

What are the The Council for Exceptional Children/Division for Early Childhood Special Education Content Standards?

To discover instructional strategies, tools, and resources, click on a specific standard below.

Standard 1	Foundations
Standard 2	Development and Characteristics of Learners
Standard 3	Individual Learning Differences
Standard 4	Instructional Strategies
Standard 5	Learning Environments and Social Interactions
Standard 6	Language
Standard 7	Instructional Planning
Standard 8	Assessment
Standard 9	Professional and Ethical Practice
Standard 10	Collaboration

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