The International Dyslexia Association (IDA) has an accreditation program that rigorously reviews educator preparation programs based on an accreditation model that is uniquely aligned with IDA’s Knowledge and Practice Standards for Teachers of Reading (KPS). Alignment with the KPS provides programs with a comprehensive standards-based reading preparation framework to guide the development of their curriculum. Programs that meet these standards are awarded IDA Accreditation.
Programs awarded AccreditationPlus have received IDA accreditation and also produce educators who have engaged in intensive supervised practicum experiences that were sufficiently designed and staffed to promote applied mastery of the principles and practices of structured literacy in the service of preventing reading failure and remediating off-track readers with profiles characteristic of dyslexia.
The following programs have been awarded IDA Accreditation:
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Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators (AOGPE) Search Training Courses/Providers for IDA Approved Credentials: https://www.ortonacademy.org/training-certification/individual-certification/ |
Classroom Educator Associate Level Certified Level |
AccreditationPlus AccreditationPlus AccreditationPlus
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AIM Institute for Learning and Research Search Training Courses/Providers for IDA Approved Credentials: https://institute.aimpa.org/professional-training AIM Institute for Learning & Research (aimpa.org) AIM is a non-profit, research-to-practice organization committed to transforming and empowering lives through literacy. AIM Academy is the Philadelphia-area’s largest school for students with language-based learning disabilities and the AIM Institute for Learning & Research provides literacy-focused professional learning opportunities to educators, schools and districts around the world that are aligned to the IDA’s Knowledge and Practice Standards for Teachers of Reading, including two IDA-accredited courses. Pathways to Proficient Reading (PPR), For educators and reading specialists looking to incorporate the Science of Reading into classroom practice. IDA Accredited. Pathways to Structured Literacy (PSL), Perfect for educators interested in furthering their knowledge and skills in the science of reading with a course based on Orton-Gillingham instruction. IDA Accredited. (Prerequisite – Pathways to Proficient Reading) |
Pathways to Proficient Reading
Pathways to Structured Literacy |
AccreditationPlus
AccreditationPlus |
Online |
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All Memphis Search Training Courses/Providers for IDA Approved Credentials:
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ALL Memphis Structured Literacy Intervention Comprehensive Education (SLICE) |
Accreditation |
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Atlanta Speech School https://learn.coxcampus.org/tracks/k-3/ For more than eighty-five years, the Atlanta Speech School has been evolving and expanding in line with advances in research, technology, instruction, and therapy to meet the language and literacy needs of each person with whom we work. Through the Rollins Center for Language & Literacy, launched in 2004, the Rollins Center extends the science-based instruction received by each child at the Atlanta Speech School to every child with the singular purpose of breaking the cycle of illiteracy. The Rollins Center does this through facilitation, professional development and coaching in regional schools and on a global scale through its free online Cox Campus. Since 2014, generous donors have made it possible for us to provide Cox Campus, our free language and literacy learning community that supports systems, schools, educators, healthcare professionals and parents effecting radical change in educational outcomes. |
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Accreditation |
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The Apple Group for Dyslexia Search Training Courses/Providers for IDA Approved Credentials:
http://applegroupdyslexia.com/ The Apple Group, Inc., is a 501(c)(3) non-profit committed to teaching everyone to read. For the past 26 years, The APPLE Group has trained thousands of educators in multisensory structured literacy and has worked with school districts, universities, and legislators throughout the country teaching the science of reading. |
OG in 3D Dyslexia Certificate Program |
AccreditationPlus |
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Bowman Educational Services For the past 30 years, Bowman’s Orton-Gillingham “Plus” has trained thousands of educators in multisensory structured literacy and has worked with school districts and families throughout the country teaching the science of reading. Our 60-hour IDA-accredited program combines the essentials of Orton-Gillingham with phonological awareness and reading fluency exercises based on research from the National Institutes of Health and the National Reading Panel. Search Training Courses/Providers for IDA Approved Credentials: |
Bowman’s Orton-Gillingham “Plus” |
Accreditation |
FTF, Online & Hybrid |
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Chartwell Search Training Courses/Providers for IDA Approved Credentials:
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Structured Literacy Level 1 Certificate |
Accreditation |
FTF |
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Classmates Educational Group, Inc.
The SLANT System® is a structured literacy professional development program based on the Orton-Gillingham approach for reading and writing. Training provides all necessary instructional and decodable materials, aligned with a unique scope and sequence. It starts with an introductory course held over multiple days covering dyslexia, the reading brain, phonemic awareness, English language structure, and designing and implementing a lesson. This leads to a one-year supervised practicum with one-on-one coaching and additional professional development throughout the school year. |
SLANT System® Structured Literacy and Dyslexia Specialist. |
Accreditation |
FTF, online & Hybrid. |
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DAS Academy (International) Search Training Courses/Providers for IDA Approved Credentials: https://www.dasacademy.edu.sg/ The Dyslexia Association of Singapore “DAS” Academy is IDA’s first accredited program outside of the United States. The main goal of DAS Academy is to help improve the lives of individuals with learning differences. We aim to achieve this through passing on our specialist knowledge to educators, professionals and parents who work, interact and support individuals with learning differences.
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Specialist Diploma in Educational Therapy |
AccreditationPlus |
Hybrid |
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Dyslexia Training Institute Search Training Courses/Providers for IDA Approved Credentials: https://www.dyslexiatraininginstitute.org/certification.html At the Dyslexia Training Institute our mission is to provide education about dyslexia, interventions for dyslexia (Orton-Gillingham and Structured Word Inquiry) as well as how to navigate the educational system by understanding Special Education Law. Our Dyslexia Certificate Program was created for teachers and other educational professionals. We believe information about dyslexia should not be limited by geography, so our instruction is provided by instructors in an interactive online environment.
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Dyslexia Certificate Program |
Accreditation
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Edwards Orton-Gillingham, Inc. Edwards Orton-Gillingham provides comprehensive coursework in structured literacy education, drawing upon over three decades of specialized experience in the principles of the Orton-Gillingham approach and contemporary science of reading research. Participants in our programs can anticipate a rigorous, evidence-based learning experience, designed to equip them with the requisite skills and knowledge to effectively support diverse learners in the development of literacy. Search Training Courses/Providers for IDA Approved Credentials: Edwards Orton-Gillingham Training | Dyslexia Education (edwardsog.com) |
Edwards Orton-Gillingham Level 1 and Edwards Orton-Gillingham Level 2
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AccreditationPlus |
FTF and Online |
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Hamilton County Education Service Center (formally the Mayerson Academy) Search Training Courses/Providers for IDA Approved Credentials: |
Orton-Gillingham Multisensory Reading (Practicum I) Orton-Gillingham Multisensory Reading (Practicum II) |
AccreditationPlus
AccreditationPlus |
On-line & Hybrid |
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Institute for Multi-Sensory Education (IMSE) Search Training Courses/Providers for IDA Approved Credentials: https://imse.com/training-descriptions
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Comprehensive OG Plus (formally Comprehensive) Morphology Plus (formally Intermediate IMSE Specialist Certification |
Accreditation
Accreditation
AccreditationPlus |
FTF & Online
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The International Multisensory Structured Language Education Council (IMSLEC) Search Training Courses/Providers for IDA Approved Credentials: https://www.imslec.org/directory.asp?action=accredited
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Teacher Level Therapy Level |
AccreditationPlus AccreditationPlus |
FTF & Online |
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Jemicy with Notre Dame of Maryland University Search Training Courses/Providers for IDA Approved Credentials: |
Dyslexia Certificate Program |
Accreditation |
FTF |
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Keys to Literacy Search Training Courses/Providers for IDA Approved Credentials: https://keystoliteracy.com/offering/keys-to-beginning-reading/ |
Keys to Beginning Reading Training Program |
Accreditation |
FTF, Online & Hybrid |
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Learning MATTERS Ltd. Search Training Courses/Providers for IDA Approved Credentials: https://www.learningmatters.co.nz/lmit/ Learning MATTERS is an organization based in New Zealand that strongly believes every learner has the RIGHT to succeed with access to the RIGHT intervention. This inspired them to build the Learning MATTERS Intervention Teaching (LMIT) Certification to support an andragogical and pedagogical shift in literacy practice. The LMIT training is a comprehensive 12-month (hybrid) training course, specifically designed to build knowledge and practice as a specialist intervention practitioner. |
Learning Matters Intervention Teaching Certificate (LMIT). |
AccreditationPlus |
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LETRS – Lexia Learning Search Training Courses/Providers for IDA Approved Credentials: |
Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS) | Accreditation | FTF & Online |
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Lexercise Search Training Courses/Providers for IDA Approved Credentials: https://www.lexercise.com/clinicians/lexercise-courses
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Lexercise Practicum in Structured Literacy Teletherapy | AccreditationPlus | Online |
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May Center for Learning Search Training Courses/Providers for IDA Approved Credentials: |
May Center Teacher Institute | Accreditation |
FTF, Online & Hybrid |
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Max Scholar Search Training Courses/Providers for IDA Approved Credentials: |
MaxScholar Orton-Gillingham Level 1 |
Accreditation |
FTF |
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National Institute for Learning Development (NILD) Search Training Courses/Providers for IDA Approved Credentials: Home | National Institute for Learning Development (nild.org) |
Orton-Gillingham Teacher Certificate Program (Level I, Level II & Level III) |
AccreditationPlus |
Online & Hybrid |
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Neuhaus Search Training Courses/Providers for IDA Approved Credentials: https://www.neuhaus.org/educators/literacy-interventionist-preparation For more than 40 years, Neuhaus Education Center (NEC) has been a trailblazer in solutions for overcoming obstacles to literacy, including dyslexia, and today is a nationally recognized leader in the implementation of the Science of Reading. Its professional instruction and pathways to certification for educators, referral and resource services for families, and classes for adult learners unlock a brighter future of Literacy for All. |
Online Certificate Program for Dyslexia Specialists (OCPDS) |
AccreditationPlus | Online |
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NC Department of Education Search Training Courses/Providers for IDA Approved Credentials: |
Reading Research to Classroom Practice |
Accreditation | FTF |
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Reading Teacher Top Ten Tools Search Training Courses/Providers for IDA Approved Credentials: |
Reading Teacher Top Ten Tools |
Accreditation | Online |
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Region 4 ESC Search Training Courses/Providers for IDA Approved Credentials: https://www.esc4.net/rbdap Region 4 Education Service Center (Region 4) is one of 20 regional education service centers established by the Texas Legislature in 1967 to assist school districts and charter schools in improving efficiencies and student performance. Regional education service centers are nonregulatory, intermediate education units. Texas Education Code, Chapter 8, gives each school district the opportunity to voluntarily be served by and participate with a regional education service center. |
Reading by Design | AccreditationPlus | Online |
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Step by Step Learning/MGT Consulting Search Training Courses/Providers for IDA Approved Step By Step Learning® (ac-page.com) Step By Step Learning® (SBSL), part of MGT’s Education Solutions Group, is a K-12 educational consulting company with over 20+ years of experience in teaching educators to implement Structured Literacy and evidenced-based practices, such as Science of Reading, to accelerate children’s reading at grade level.
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Independent Educator Preparation Program |
Accreditation | |
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Valley Speech and Learning Center Search Training Courses/Providers for IDA Approved Credentials: |
Basic Language Skills & Basic Language Skills Advanced WELLS – Structured Literacy for English Learners |
AccreditationPlus
AccreditationPlus |
Hybrid |
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Wilson Language Training (WLT) Search Training Courses/Providers for IDA Approved Credentials: http://www.wilsonlanguage.com/ For the past three decades, Wilson® has advanced its vision of “Literacy for All” through multisensory structured literacy programs and professional learning backed by a commitment to the sciences of reading and implementation. Wilson is an expert in the field of dyslexia and a forerunner in delivering foundational skills instruction to students in K–3 general education classrooms and those beyond the elementary grades who struggle to read and spell.
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Level I WLT Certification Level II WLT Certification |
AccreditationPlus AccreditationPlus |
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Yoshimoto Orton-Gillingham Approach (YOGA) Search Training Courses/Providers for IDA Approved Credentials: |
Classroom Educator Dyslexia Specialist |
AccreditationPlus AccreditationPlus |
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