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Teacher Certifications
ALTA Certified Academic Language Therapists (CALT) provide diagnostic, explicit, systematic Multisensory Structured Language intervention which builds a high degree of accuracy, knowledge, and independence for students with written-language disorders, including dyslexia.
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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 (can be obtained during or within 5 years of course completion.)
Continued yearly education requirements
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Certified Academic Language Practitioner
ALTA Certified Academic Language Practitioners (CALP) provide explicit, systematic, sequential Multisensory Structured Language instruction which builds a high degree of accuracy, knowledge, and independence for students with written-language disorders, including dyslexia.
Visit ALTA to learn more about the highly trained skills of a CALP and the requirements to become a CALP.
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
If you would like to visit with one of our staff to better understand CALT or CALP training and the requirements, please call or complete the inquiry form.
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