Dyslexia and Structured Literacy Certificate Program
Dyslexia Certificate Program (DCP)
Who should enroll?
Educators in all capacities, parents, psychologists, private practitioners, SLPs, advocates, district staff, school staff, etc.
Two Pathways to Participate
Earn a Certificate of Completion
Participants who complete the five courses and successfully complete the assessments will receive a certificate of completion.
Successful participants are eligible to sit for the SLCT credential from CERI.
Get Fully Certified!
To become fully certified, participants complete the coursework and enroll in the 45-hour practicum option. Mentees are then matched with a DTI mentor who will coach you through the practicum.
Successful participants are eligible to sit for the SLDI credential from CERI.
Accepting Applications for all future cohorts:
*We are now accepting applications for the waiting list. Those on the waiting list will be offered a spot in cohort beginning in mid-June 2025.**
Online Coursework
June 2 – October 3, 2025
Practicum
October 6 – July 3, 2026
Course Dates
What is Dyslexia? June 2-June 27, 2025
Break | June 30 – July 4, 2025
O-G Part 1 July 7 – July 25, 2025
O-G Part 2 July 28 – August 15, 2025
Break | August 18 – August 22, 2025
O-G Part 3 August 25 – September 12, 2025
Reading Comp & Fluency – September 15-October 3, 2025
What is the Dyslexia Certificate Program?
The Dyslexia Training Institute offers an IDA-accredited Dyslexia Certificate Program. This program is informed by the vast body of literacy research about dyslexia and the structured literacy approach, Orton-Gillingham (OG). This course offers two ways to participate:
- Certificate of Completion.
- Full Certification: For those who wish to complete the practicum they will be certified to implement the Orton-Gillingham approach.
The program includes the following five required courses (see program guide for more information):
- Defining Dyslexia
- Orton-Gillingham, Part 1
- Orton-Gillingham, Part 2
- Orton-Gillingham, Part 3
- Reading Comprehension, Fluency, Vocabulary and Written Expression
The coursework also includes the following webinars:
- Executive Function
- Special Ed Law and Dyslexia
You make your own schedule: All five courses and both webinars are completed online and do not require a specific time of day to be on the class site. However, each course is taught by an expert teacher so that participants have the opportunity for their questions to be answered. The practicum matches participants with a practicum mentor who coaches them through a minimum of 45 sessions with a struggling student.
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Required Texts
- Overcoming Dyslexia, by Sally Shaywitz, M.D.- March 2020 updated version
- Multisensory Teaching of Basic Language Skills, (2018), Judith R. Birsh, Ed.D., CALT- QI, Suzanne Carreker, M.Ed., Ph.D., CALT-QI
Optional Text
- The ABCs of CBM, (2016), Michelle K. Hosp & John .L Hosp.
Materials Included:
Phoneme/Grapheme Deck
Phonemic Awareness Tiles
Handbook
Word List Book
Affix Cards
Graduate Extension Credits are available from the University of San Diego. More Information
**This course can be customized for groups (e.g. districts, schools, parent, advocacy).
