The certificate program in structured literacy is accredited through the International Dyslexia Association and is designed for teachers, reading specialists, speech language pathologists, and others who work with children in literacy. The 7-credit program provides the skills necessary to implement systematic, explicit multisensory phonics instruction to children with dyslexia and other reading differences. This certificate is offered at the graduate level.
Candidates learn to administer assessments and plan developmentally appropriate structured literacy instruction for children through a practicum-based experience. After completion of the coursework and the field-based practicum, completion of the KPEERI exam is required.
These are some of the classes for students in this academic program:
Structured Literacy
Practicum
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please
January 2025
Robert Morris University
6001 University Blvd.,
MOON TOWNSHIP,
Pennsylvania,
15108, United States
Applicants must submit official transcripts of all undergraduate course work and graduate course work, if applicable.
Minimum scores required are as follows:
TOEFL - 79 iBT
IELTS - 7.0
PTE - 53
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
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