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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Program | Credential | Accredited Level |
FTF or Online |
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: |
Pathways to Proficient Reading Pathways to Structured Literacy |
Accreditation
AccreditationPlus
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Online |
All Memphis Search Training Courses/Providers for IDA Approved Credentials: |
ALL Memphis Structured Literacy Intervention Comprehensive Education (SLICE) |
Accreditation |
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The Apple Group for Dyslexia Search Training Courses/Providers for IDA Approved Credentials: |
OG in 3D Dyslexia Certificate Program |
AccreditationPlus |
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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 |
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 |
Jemicy with Notre Dame of Maryland University Search Training Courses/Providers for IDA Approved Credentials: |
Dyslexia Certificate Program |
Accreditation |
FTF |
Keys to Literacy Search Training Courses/Providers for IDA Approved Credentials: https://keystoliteracy.com/offering/keys-to-beginning-reading/
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Keys to Beginning Reading Training Program |
Accreditation |
FTF, Online & Hybrid |
LETRS – Lexia Learning Search Training Courses/Providers for IDA Approved Credentials: |
Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS) | Accreditation | FTF & Online |
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 |
May Center for Learning Search Training Courses/Providers for IDA Approved Credentials: |
May Center Teacher Institute | Accreditation |
FTF, Online & Hybrid |
National Institute for Learning Development (NILD) Search Training Courses/Providers for IDA Approved Credentials: http://nild.org/educational-therapy-training/courses-workshops/ |
Orton-Gillingham Teacher Certificate Program (Level I, Level II & Level III) |
AccreditationPlus |
Online & Hybrid |
Neuhaus Search Training Courses/Providers for IDA Approved Credentials: https://www.neuhaus.org/educators/literacy-interventionist-preparation |
Online Certificate Program for Dyslexia Specialists (OCPDS) |
AccreditationPlus | Online |
NC Department of Education Search Training Courses/Providers for IDA Approved Credentials: |
Reading Research to Classroom Practice |
Accreditation | FTF |
Reading Teacher Top Ten Tools Search Training Courses/Providers for IDA Approved Credentials: |
Reading Teacher Top Ten Tools |
Accreditation | Online |
Region 4 ESC Search Training Courses/Providers for IDA Approved Credentials: |
Reading by Design | AccreditationPlus | Online |
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 |
Wilson Language Training (WLT) Search Training Courses/Providers for IDA Approved Credentials: |
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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