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.
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
https://www.usm.edu/professional-licensure-certification-disclosures/index.php
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 (https://www.usm.edu/professional-licensure-certification-disclosures/index.php).
For questions regarding this program, please contact Dr. Noal Cochran at Noal.CochranFREEMississippi
Availability
| Degree Plan | Availability |
|---|---|
| Dyslexia Therapy Education MEd | Online 100% |
- Public School Professionals
- Private School Professionals
- Private Practice Professional
- Stephanie Butts, M.Ed., Aug. 2017
Cathedral School, Natchez, MS, Dyslexia Therapist and Reading Interventionist - Logan Venus Smithers, M.Ed., CALT, Aug. 2016
Mississippi Dyslexia Centers, Dyslexia Therapist
- Anna Curtis, M.Ed., CALT, Aug. 2016;
Hattiesburg Public Schools, Dyslexia Therapist - Kelly Smith, M.Ed., CALT, Aug. 2015
Private Practice, Dyslexia Therapist; Ocean Springs School District, IDEA teacher
- Leah Alonso, M.Ed., CALT, Aug. 2016
West Point Consolidated School District, Dyslexia Therapist - Megan McCarver, M.Ed., CALT, Aug. 2015
Richton School District, Dyslexia Therapist