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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.

Visit ALTA to learn more about the highly trained skills of a CALT and the requirements to become a CALT.

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.

We look forward to talking to you!