M A ST ER S DEGR E E I N DYS L E X I A T H E R A P Y

THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI

T HA NK YO U F OR IN QU IRIN G A B OU T T H E SO UTH E R N MISS MASTE R S D E G R E E IN D Y SLE XIA T HERAPY. T H E F OL L OW ING IS P R E LIMIN ARY IN FO R MATIO N : The program is expected to begin in June 2013. It will be a 30-semester-hour masters degree program, including the practicum component. The program will result in a Master of Education. Those eligible for admission will have a teaching license and/or a bachelors degree in education, speech and hearing sciences, or a related eld. The program is a collaboration between the Department of Curriculum, Instruction and Special Education and the DuBard School for Language Disorders in the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences. The DuBard School Professional Development program has been accredited by the International Multisensory Structured Language Education Council (IMSLEC) since 1998 and was one of the rst four nationally accredited programs for multisensory structured language education (MSLE). The masters degree program will be accredited by IMSLEC (www.imslec.org). The degree program will meet the International Dyslexia Associations Knowledge and Practice Standards for Teachers of Reading (www.interdys.org). Applications will be available in early 2013. Class size will be limited. Graduates will be eligible to sit for the Alliance for Accreditation and Certication national exam which, when successfully completed, will lead to eligibility for the Certied Academic Language Therapist (CALT) national credential and membership in the Academic Language Therapy Association (ALTA) (www. altaread.org). Graduates will be eligible for the MDE Educator Licensure endorsement #203 for dyslexia therapy. All instructors are highly qualied and hold either a Ph.D., CALT, QI, or combinations of these credentials. In addition, they hold credentials in literacy, communication disorders, learning disabilities, elementary education, special education, school administration and related disorders. The degree program will be delivered in a hybrid format including on-campus instruction during part of two summers, online courses, three weekends (Friday evening and Saturday) in the fall and spring, and a supervised practicum experience. The practicum may be completed on the Southern Miss campus and at other sites such as the graduate students work site. Supervision will be live and/or by virtual technology.

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