We offer a variety of professional development opportunities focused upon building strong literacy and numeracy skills for all students.
Specializing in evidence-based practice and effective methodologies especially suitable for students with language-based difficulties.
Particularly relevant for teachers, specialists, clinicians, tutors, parents and other professionals to successfully teach students with even the most severe learning disabilities as well as ALL learners more effectively.
We offer a variety of PD and workshop sessions for parents, community members and students. Please click here for other opportunities.
The Center for Effective Reading Instruction (CERI), an affiliate of the International Dyslexia Association (IDA), is pleased to offer professional certificates and certifications to qualified individuals teaching and supporting reading in public and private general, remedial, and special education settings. These certificates and certifications include:
Structured Literacy Classroom Teacher Knowledge Certificate (C-SLCT) = Classroom Educator OGA
Structured Literacy Dyslexia Interventionist (C-SLDI) = Associate OGA
Structured Literacy Dyslexia Specialist (C-SLDS) = Certified OGA
CERI certificates and certifications reflect the common features of national and international certifying body standards that define the minimum requirements for a professional certification program to be considered valid and reliable. Included among these features are stakeholder involvement and the separation of candidate training activities from certification activities.
CERI certificates and certifications were developed with the input of multiple stakeholder groups, including, but not limited to: general educators and remedial reading interventionists employed in public and private settings; higher education faculty; reading researchers; speech language pathologists; independent educator training organizations and companies reflecting a variety of programs and approaches; public and private school administrators; state department of education representatives. When establishing the minimum total practicum hours and impact requirements for certified Structured Literacy/Dyslexia Interventionists and Structured Literacy/Dyslexia Specialists for example, CERI carefully evaluated the scientific research concerning impaired readers’ response to interventions provided, consulted researchers within the field, evaluated supervised practicum requirements of other independent reading certification programs and approaches, and secured input from multiple stakeholders through committees and public comment initiatives.
