Email Dr. Carol Donovan for an application cdonovan@ua.edu
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.
$6,500 per person
Summer 1: $3500
Fall 1: $1500
Spring 1: $1500
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 (https://altaread.org/membership/become-a-member/)
Note: Check requirements for the position you wish to hold as CALP certification does not substitute for teaching license. Be sure to contact the State Department of Education for teaching certification requirements if you desire to be a teacher.
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.
$6,500 per person
Summer 1: $3500
Fall 1: $1500
Spring 1: $1500
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 (https://altaread.org/membership/become-a-member/)
Note: Check requirements for the position you wish to hold as CALP certification does not substitute for teaching license. Be sure to contact the State Department of Education for teaching certification requirements if you desire to be a teacher.