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  Early Childhood Education (initial preparation)
  National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
   
  Elementary Education
  Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI)
   
  English as a Second Language (ESL)
  Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
   
  English Language Arts Education
  National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
   
  Foreign Language Education (ACTFL)
  American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
   
  Mathematics Education
  National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
   
  Science Education
  National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
   
  Social Studies Education
  National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)