Dyslexia Therapy Education - Master's

Dyslexia Therapy: Helping Students with Language-Based Learning Difficulties

The Master of Education degree in Dyslexia Therapy Education is delivered collaboratively by faculty in the School of Education and clinical staff from the DuBard School for Language Disorders in the School of Speech and Hearing Sciences.

Graduates are eligible to sit for the Academic Language Therapy Association (ALTA) Competency Exam in multisensory structured language education, which leads to eligibility for the Certified Academic Language Therapist (CALT) national credential and membership in ALTA. Graduates are eligible for MDE Educator Licensure endorsement #203 for dyslexia therapy.

Those eligible for admission must have a bachelor’s
degree in education, speech and hearing sciences, or a
related field. A teaching license is required by the end of the first semester in the program.

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What Will I Learn?

Graduates of the dyslexia therapy program will learn:

• To effectively teach students with reading difficulties and academic challenges using the DuBard Association Method®, which is Orton-Gillingham based in content and principles of instruction
• To plan and execute therapy to remediate deficit areas
• Characteristics of a variety of disabilities that interfere with language acquisition
• Rationale and interpretation of comprehensive assessment reports

Students complete 700 hours of supervised practicum at their professional employment sites or through practicum placement.

Our Faculty

Program instructors are highly qualified and hold a Ph.D., Ed.D., CALT-QI (Certified Academic Language Therapist – Qualified Instructor), or combinations of these credentials. Specializing in dyslexia, they also hold credentials in literacy, communication disorders, learning disabilities, related disorders, elementary education, special education and school administration.

Professional Licensure Disclosure

Programs at The University of Southern Mississippi that prepare students for licensure as dyslexia therapists are designed to meet the licensure standards set by the Mississippi Department of Education.

Students seeking licensure in another state are advised to contact the appropriate licensing board in that state to determine specific requirements of guidelines for reciprocity. For information about professional licensure determinations made to comply with federal regulations requiring disclosures as to whether a program that is marketed or designed to lead to licensure or state certification leads to professional licensure or state certification, see the following:

General professional licensure/state certification information

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For questions regarding professional licensure, contact the program coordinator for your specific program.  Program coordinators are grouped by college.  To access the list click the 'Professional Licensure and Certification Boards by USM College' button at the top of the main Professional Licensure and Certification web page (http://apm5.zo23.com/professional-licensure-certification-disclosures/index.php).

For questions regarding this program, please contact Dr. Noal Cochran at Noal.CochranFREEMississippi

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