APPLY TODAY:
1) Download the application here ua_calp_and_calt_application_pdf.pdf, complete the fillable pdf and email to
Dr. Carol Donovan @ cdonovan@ua.edu or
2) Email Dr. Donovan for an application cdonovan@ua.edu
START THIS SUMMER 2024 -- COHORT 3 CALT/CALP Begins Summer 2024
Summer 1 meetings will be 5 full days in-person on the University of Alabama campus
followed by 3 full days virtual
June 10 - 14 at UA
and
June 17-19 Virtual
Fall 2024 meetings will be on 4 Saturdays held virtually
Spring 2025 meetings will be on 4 Saturdays held virtually
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.
$5000 per person (materials not included) SEE BOOKS AND MATERIALS LIST BELOW
1 Year Program ($5000 ) books and materials are purchased by the participants
Summer: $2500
Fall: $1250
Spring: $1250
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/)
Notes:
1) 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.
2) At this time, no course credit toward any degree is offered in conjunction with this program.
3) 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 CALP.
1) Download the application here ua_calp_and_calt_application_pdf.pdf, complete the fillable pdf and email to
Dr. Carol Donovan @ cdonovan@ua.edu or
2) Email Dr. Donovan for an application cdonovan@ua.edu
START THIS SUMMER 2024 -- COHORT 3 CALT/CALP Begins Summer 2024
Summer 1 meetings will be 5 full days in-person on the University of Alabama campus
followed by 3 full days virtual
June 10 - 14 at UA
and
June 17-19 Virtual
Fall 2024 meetings will be on 4 Saturdays held virtually
Spring 2025 meetings will be on 4 Saturdays held virtually
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.
$5000 per person (materials not included) SEE BOOKS AND MATERIALS LIST BELOW
1 Year Program ($5000 ) books and materials are purchased by the participants
Summer: $2500
Fall: $1250
Spring: $1250
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/)
Notes:
1) 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.
2) At this time, no course credit toward any degree is offered in conjunction with this program.
3) 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 CALP.