Teacher Certifications

Certified Academic Language Therapist

THERAPIST level training requirements:

  • Two year certification course

  • Curriculum: Take Flight

  • Meets all requirements for training as a ​CALT through the Academic Language ​Therapist Association (ALTA)

  • Minimum of 200 in-person instructional ​hours; Minimum of 700 clinical teaching ​hours

  • Minimum of ten lesson demonstrations

  • Pass a national competency exam

  • Master’s degree required

  • Continued yearly education requirements

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Certified Academic Language Practitioner

TEACHER level training requirements:

  • One year certification course

  • Curriculum: Structured Language Basics and Brightwire Reading & Spelling Program.

  • Meets all requirements for training as a CALP through the Academic Language ​Therapist Association (ALTA)

  • Minimum of 45 in-person instructional ​hours; Minimum of 60 clinical teaching ​hours

  • Minimum of five lesson demonstrations

  • Pass a national competency exam

  • Bachelor’s degree required

  • Continued yearly education requirements

To learn more about CALP certifications visit:

ALTA Certified Academic Language Therapists (CALT) and Practitioners (CALP) provide explicit, systematic Multi-sensory Structured Language instruction which builds a high degree of accuracy, knowledge, and independence for students with written-language disorders, including dyslexia.