12/08/2025
๐โจ Did you know ALTA offers two distinct certification pathways โ Certified Academic Language Practitioner (CALP) and Certified Academic Language Therapist (CALT) โ to best support students with dyslexia and written-language disorders?
๐ CALP professionals provide explicit, systematic, sequential, multisensory structured language instruction to teach reading and writing.
๐ง CALT professionals go further โ they are diagnostic, prescriptive, intensive, offering individualized multisensory interventions to build accuracy, fluency, and independence in reading and writing.
๐ Both paths uphold ALTAโs rigorous standards โ graduates pass the national competency exam, adhere to ethical practice, and commit to lifelong learning.
Whether your strengths and interests lie in direct instruction (CALP) or in more in-depth therapeutic intervention (CALT), ALTA offers a pathway for you to make a meaningful difference. ๐ก
๐ฅ Join us in raising the bar for dyslexia support โ because every learner deserves expert care.