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Welcome to iSHINE!

Interdisciplinary Support for High-Intensity Needs in Education (iSHINE) is an interdisciplinary personnel preparation project supported by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. iSHINE represents a collaborative effort between the Departments of Communication Sciences and Disorders and Reading Education and Special Education at Appalachian State University and will prepare pre-service speech-language pathologists, reading specialists, and special educators to serve children with disabilities who have "high-intensity" needs as members of interdisciplinary teams in K-12 school settings.

Now Accepting Applications for Fall 2021!

Interested students fully admitted to the ASU graduate program in Speech-Language Pathology, Special Education, or Reading Education at Appalachian State University can now apply for the Fall 2021 iSHINE cohort. Interested students can view frequently asked questions here. Priority consideration will be given to applications received by April 1, 2021. Applications will be reviewed by project personnel, and initial decisions about traineeships will be made by April 12, 2021.  

Interested applicants accepted to the Speech-Language Pathology graduate program should email a completed iSHINE application to Dr. Lakey: lakeyer@appstate.edu. Interested applicants accepted to the graduate program in Special Education or Reading Education should email a completed iSHINE application to Dr. Cheek: cheekae1@appstate.edu. Interested applicants can click the following link to download the application: Fall 2021 iSHINE Application.