Tara Chapman, M.S., AMS/EL, CALT-QI, and Co-Founder of The Written Word
The Written Word
Center for Dyslexia and Learning
319 S. Naperville Road, Suite 100
Wheaton, IL 60187
The Written Word Dyslexia Therapy Training (TWW-DTT) instructors offer teachers, parents, and administrators an opportunity to train in multisensory teaching, discovery, and mastery techniques to support students with dyslexia and related language-based learning differences.
Trainees will learn to implement an Orton-Gillingham based multisensory language therapy program called Take Flight: A Comprehensive Intervention for Students with Dyslexia. The Take Flight curriculum is written by the staff of the Luke Waites Center for Dyslexia and Learning Disorders at Scottish Rite for Children in Dallas, Texas. Take Flight is a curriculum that is evidence-based and backed by research, read Research Summary.
Take Flight training is currently offered at independent training centers in the states of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin. Children in public and private school settings all over the United States are benefitting from instruction in Take Flight.
2022-2023
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2022-2023
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2022-2023
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*Costs are subject to change.
Upon completion of all Dyslexia Therapy Training (Take Flight Introductory and Advanced Course work), the trainee is eligible to apply for the ALTA Competency Exam for MSLE with a minimum of two years for the beginning of training and a maximum of 5 years from the completion of Certified Academic Language Therapy Training (CALT) training.
The ALTA Competency Exam for MSLE costs $150.00 to take, which includes the current year’s membership to the Academic Language Therapy Association (ALTA). Current CALT dues are $75.00 annually.
When the candidate passes the examination, his/her candidacy will be presented to the Academic Language Therapy Association Membership Committee. Upon final approval, the candidate will be sent a confirmation of eligibility for ALTA membership. When the Membership Committee receives the applicant’s ALTA membership fee, notification of membership and a registration certificate will be sent to the applicant.
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Tara has been teaching students in both public and private settings for over 30 years. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education, a Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Instruction-Reading, and an American Montessori Society Elementary I Credential.
Tara is a Certified Academic Language Therapist (CALT). Tara earned her Qualified Instructor (QI) professional credential at McKinney Christian Academy’s Multisensory Teacher Training Center in Texas.
Submit your application for the Introductory Course
Submit 3 completed reference forms
Submit an official copy of your college transcript(s)
You will receive confirmation of your acceptance into the training program via email with instructions on how to pay the training fees.