University Programs Accredited by IDA

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:

Year of Accreditation University/Institution Program Name Accreditation Type KPEERI or Key Assessment
(2014) 2024 – 2029 Antioch University Midwest (OH) Dyslexia Certificate Program Accreditation Plus Key Assessment
2022 – 2027 Arcadia University (PA) MEd Reading Specialist Certification PreK – 4 Undergraduate Certification Accreditation Plus
Accreditation		 KPEERI
2022 – 2027 Bay Path University (MA)
  • Master of Science in Reading (M.Ed..) both licensure & unlicensure
  • Education Specialist Degree (Ed.S.) both licensure & unlicensure
  • Reading Specialist Licensure
 Accreditation Plus
Accreditation Plus
Accreditation		 KPEERI
2022 – 2027 Carlow University (PA) MEd in Reading Specialist Accreditation Plus KPEERI
2024 – 2029 Carroll University (WI)
  • Reading Teacher (RT) Program
  • Dyslexia Interventionist (DI) Program
Accreditation
Accreditation Plus		 KPEERI
2022 – 2027 Central Michigan University (MI) Structured Literacy and Language Intervention Certificate (SLLIC) Accreditation Plus KPEERI
2023 – 2028 City University of Seattle (WA)
  • Master in Teaching (MIT) Program
  • Master in Reading (Elementary Ed)
  • Reading Endorsement Program
 Accreditation
Accreditation
Accreditation		 KPEERI
(2016) 2020 – 2025 Clarion University (PA) MEd Special Education PK-8/7-12 with Reading Concentration Accreditation Key Assessment
2024 – 2029 Colorado State University – Pueblo
  • Bachelors in Elementary Education
  • Bachelors in Early Childhood education
  • M.Ed. Reading Language and Literacy
  • M.Ed. Special Education
 Accreditation Key Assessment
(2016) 2022 – 2027 Drexel University (PA) Master of Special Education with a concentration in Dyslexia Specialist Accreditation Plus Key Assessment
2023 – 2028 Duquesne University (PA)
  • MEd in Reading and Literacy Education
  • Dyslexia Interventionist Credentials
 Accreditation Plus
Accreditation		 KPEERI
(2012) 2020 – 2025 Fairleigh-Dickinson University (NJ) Orton Gillingham Teacher Training Program Accreditation Plus Key Assessment
2022 – 2027 Faulkner University (AL)
  • B.A. Elementary Education
  • MEd in Elementary Education
 Accreditation
Accreditation		 KPEERI
(2014) 2020 – 2025 Gordon College (MS) Master’s Reading Program Accreditation Plus KPEERI
(2012) 2020 – 2025 Mount St. Joseph University (OH)
  • MA in Reading Science Program
  • OH Reading Endorsement
  • Dyslexia Certificate: Structured Literacy Interventionist
 Accreditation Plus
Accreditation Plus
Accreditation Plus		 Key Assessment
2023 – 2028 Pacific University (OR) Dyslexia Certificate Program Accreditation Key Assessment
2019 – 2029 Robert Morris University (PA)
  • Reading Specialist Certificate
  • Structured Literacy Intervention
 Accreditation
Accreditation Plus		 KPEERI
(2016) 2023 – 2028 Southern Connecticut State University (CT)
  • Master of Science in Reading
  • 6th Year Certificate in Reading
 Accreditation
Accreditation		 Key Assessments
(2012) 2020 – 2025 St. Joseph University (PA)
  • M.S. in Special Education: Systemic Literacy
  • B.S. Elementary Education Pre-K-4 and Special Ed
 Accreditation Plus
Accreditation		 Key Assessments
(2016) 2022 – 2027 University of Central Arkansas (AK)
  • Master’s of Science in Reading
  • GRAD Certificate in Dyslexia
 Accreditation Plus
Accreditation Plus		 KPEERI
(2014) 2023 – 2028 University of Dayton (OH)
  • Undergraduate Dyslexia Certificate
  • Graduate Dyslexia Certificate
 Accreditation Plus
Accreditation Plus		 KPEERI
(2014) 2023 – 2028 University of Florida (FL) Dyslexia Certificate Program Accreditation Plus Key Assessment
2014 – 2029 University of Georgia (GA) Dyslexia Endorsement and Certificate Program Accreditation KPEERI
2024 – 2029 University of Hawaii University of Hawaii Reading Interventionist Program Accreditation Plus KPEERI
(2016) 2022 – 2027 University of Southern Mississippi (MS) Master of Education in Dyslexia Therapy Accreditation Plus Key Assessment
2024 – 2029 University of Wisconsin Graduate Certificate in Dyslexia and Language-Based Learning Disabilities Accreditation Plus Key Assessment
2022 – 2027 Webster University (MO) Reading (MA) | Webster University
  • Master of Science in Reading with a Graduate Certificate
  • Certificate in Dyslexia
 Accreditation Plus
Accreditation Plus		 KPEERI
(2014) 2020 – 2025 William Carey University (MS) Master in Dyslexia Therapy Accreditation Plus KPEERI
2023 – 2028 Wright State University (OH) Dyslexia Certificate Program Accreditation Plus KPEERI