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:
| INSTITUTION | STATE | CREDENTIAL/PROGRAM |
ACCREDITATION LEVEL |
FTF or Online |
| Anitoch University Midwest |
OH |
Dyslexia Certificate Program |
AccreditationPlus | Online |
|
Arcadia University |
PA |
Reading Specialist Program PreK-4 Undergraduate with a certificate Undergraduate with a certificate |
AccreditationPlus Accreditation |
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Bay Path University |
MA |
Master of Science in Education (MSEd) in Reading and Literacy Instruction Licensure and Non-Licensure Tracks Education Specialist Degree (EdS) in Reading and Literacy Instruction Licensure and Non-Licensure Tracks
Reading Specialist Licensure (Massachusetts) |
AccreditationPlus
AccreditationPlus
Accreditation |
Online |
|
Carlow University |
PA |
M.Ed in Reading Specialist |
AccreditationPlus |
Online & Hybrid |
| Carroll University | WI |
Reading Teacher (RT) Program Dyslexia Interventionist (DI) Program |
Accreditation AccreditationPlus |
|
| Central Michigan University | MI |
Structured Literacy and Language Intervention Certificate (SLLIC) |
AccreditationPlus | |
| City University of Seattle | WA |
Master in Teaching (MIT) – Elementary Education + Reading Master of Education (M.Ed.): Curriculum and Instruction, Specialized Study: Reading
Reading Endorsement Program |
Accreditation
Accreditation
Accreditation |
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Clarion University |
PA |
M.Ed Special Education PK-8/7-12 w/ Reading Concentration |
Accreditation |
|
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Drexel University |
PA |
Master of Science in Reading (M.S,Ed.) with a concentration in Dyslexia Specialist |
AccreditationPlus |
Online |
|
Duquesne University |
PA |
Reading and Literacy Education |
AccreditationPlus |
|
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Fairleigh-Dickinson University |
NJ |
Orton Gillingham Teacher Training Program |
AccreditationPlus |
FTF & Hybrid |
| Faulkner University | AL |
B.S. Elementary Education M.Ed. elementary Education (alternative certificate) |
Accreditation Accreditation |
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Gordon College |
MA |
Master’s Reading Program |
AccreditationPlus |
|
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Mount Saint Joseph’s University |
OH |
Reading Science Program OH Reading Endorsement Dyslexia Certificate: Structured Literacy Interventionist
|
AccreditationPlus AccreditationPlus AccreditationPlus
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Pacific University |
OR |
Dyslexia Certificate Program |
Accreditation |
|
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Robert Morris University |
PA |
Reading Specialist Certificate Structured Literacy Interventionist
|
AccreditationPlus Accreditation |
FTF |
| Saint Joseph’s University
|
PA |
B.S. Elementary Education PreK-4 and Special Ed M.S. in Special Education : Systematic Literacy Reading Interventionist Certificate
|
Accreditation AccreditationPlus AccreditationPlus
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Southern CT State University |
CT |
Master of Science in Reading 6th Year Certificate in Reading |
Accreditation Accreditation |
FTF and Online |
|
University of Central Arkansas |
AR |
Master of Science in Reading (M.S,Ed.) in Dyslexia Graduate Certificate in Dyslexia |
AccreditationPlus AccreditationPlus |
|
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University of Dayton |
OH |
Undergrad Dyslexia Certificate Graduate Dyslexia Certificate Program |
AccreditationPlus AccreditationPlus |
FTF & Online |
|
University of Florida |
FL |
Dyslexia Certificate Program |
AccreditationPlus |
|
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University of Georgia |
GA |
Dyslexia Endorsement and Certificate Program |
Accreditation |
|
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University of Southern Mississippi |
MS |
M.Ed in Dyslexia Therapy |
AccreditationPlus |
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Webster University |
MO |
Master of Science in Reading (M.S,Ed.) in Reading with a certification Certificate in Dyslexia |
AccreditationPlus AccreditationPlus |
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William Carey University
|
MS |
M. Ed. Dyslexia Therapy |
AccreditationPlus |
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Wright State University |
OH |
Dyslexia Certificate Program |
AccreditationPlus |