Dyslexia Therapist Training Details

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Word Warrior Academy's dyslexia therapist training program is a two-year commitment that equips participants with the skills to effectively provide dyslexia therapy to students in grades 2 and above. Successful completion of the program can lead to Academic Language Therapy Association (ALTA) certification status

Successful completion of our dyslexia therapist training program requires:

• Instructional Training: Verified attendance of 200 hours of instructional training conducted by a CALT-QI. This training is conducted over a two-year period and consists of two, two-week onsite intensive sessions and eight additional one-day onsite seminars. Attendees must be able to adapt their schedules to attend all sessions. (See the schedule example below)
• Demonstration of Skills: Submission of 10 successful demonstration videos by each participant
• Clinical Therapy: 700 documented hours of therapy clinical teaching using the program. Participants must be able to teach enough student(s) or group(s) over the two-year training period to acquire the required therapy clinical teaching hours.
• Professional Development: Attendance of approved professional development conferences to attain a minimum of 12 continuing education hours.

Prerequisites

• Participants must have their Bachelor's or Master's degree from an accredited college or university.

Requirements

• Participants must have the availability and access to conduct 700 hours of clinical teaching to students or student groups.
• Participants must be able to attend all instructional sessions in person and willing to arrange personal and work schedules accordingly.
• Participants must have access to the appropriate technology to complete coursework and to deliver and video-record therapy sessions with students.
• Participants must attain a minimum of 12 instructor-approved continuing education hours..

Typical Training Schedule:

• Year1 Two-Week Intensive: Summer break
• Year1 Seminar1: Early Fall (one day)
• Year1 Seminar2: Late Fall (one day)
• Year1 Seminar3: Mid Winter (one day)
• Year1 Seminar4: Spring (one day)

• Year2 Two-Week Intensive: Summer break
• Year2 Seminar5: Early Fall (one day)
• Year2 Seminar6: Late Fall (one day)
• Year2 Seminar7: Mid Winter (one day)
• Year2 Seminar8: Spring (one day)

Hours:

• All training sessions start promptly at 8:30 am and last all day

Meals are not included in the fees. Lunch breaks are scheduled approximately midway through each daily session. Participants may bring their own lunch or visit a local restaurant during the lunch break. A refrigerator and microwave are available.

Registration and payment is required 30 days in advance of each year's first session.  See the Schedule section for all training dates. Then, see the Registration section to submit your registration.

In-person attendance is required for all training sessions. Sessions are conducted in Central Arkansas. See the Schedule section for the location of your program.

Costs

Costs associated with our training program include instructional services and all required materials for all sessions. As of 1/1/2020, these costs are:

• Year One: $2,000 due at the time of registration
• Year Two: $2,000 due 30 days before the Year2 Intensive session

Refunds

• For participants who cancel their registration before instruction begins, $200 of the payment is non-refundable 
• For participants who cancel their registration after instruction begins, no payments are refunded.

Payment instructions will be provided during the registration process.. Acceptable forms of payment include:

• Venmo
• Paypal
• Zelle
• Credit/Debit card
• Check
• Purchase Order/Third Party Invoice.

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