UA CALP Program Information
Pathway to Dyslexia Practitioner CALP
(Certified Academic Language Practitioner)
Trained at the Practitioner Level – ALTA Certified Academic Language Practitioners (CALP) are:
1. Skilled in Multisensory Structured Language methodology, and teach reading, writing, study, and testing skills.
2. Utilize Multisensory Structured Language to integrate visual, auditory, and motor processing with explicit understanding of the structure of the English language, enabling students to develop a solid foundation for reading and writing.
3. Enable students to apply explicit understanding of the structure of the English language (phonology, morphology, syntax, pragmatics, and orthography), to develop and strengthen both reading and written expression.
Supporting teachers who do not hold a master’s degree for to work toward CALP, dyslexia practitioner level, provides additional expertise at the classroom, grade, and school levels. CALP is an excellent option for classroom teachers (general education and special education) and reading/instructional coaches not teaching small intervention groups daily.
$5,000 per person (materials not included)
SEE BOOKS AND MATERIALS LIST AT BOTTOM OF PAGE.
Year 1 Program ($5,000) books and materials are purchased by the participants
Summer: $2,500
Fall: $1,250
Spring: $1,250
This is also a good option for classroom teachers who do not have a master’s degree and/or are not yet finished with the degree, but who want the expertise. Requirements may be appropriate for MTSS leadership for reading, intervention support for school, and intervention group requirements that fit classroom teacher schedules.
To sit for CALP (Practitioner) exam requires:
* Bachelor’s degree
* 1 year coursework (Year 1 only)
* Practicum of 60 intervention teaching hours
* 5 observed lessons by the Qualified Instructor
There is a required fee you must pay to take the exam: altaread.org/membership/become-a-member.
Notes:
- Check requirements for the position you wish to hold as CALP certification does not substitute for a teaching license, which may be required for some positions. Be sure to contact the State Department of Education for teaching certification requirements if you desire to be a teacher or work in a school.
- At this time, no course credit toward any degree is offered in conjunction with this program.
- Participants may elect to continue to the second year for CALT certification. Requirements: a master’s degree, the second year of coursework, the full 700 CALT teaching hours, and the exam must be completed within 5 years of beginning coursework.
