| Resource List Multisensory Structured Language Teaching MSLE Teacher Training Programs and Accrediting Organizations Accrediting Organizations The Alliance for Accreditation and Certification of Structured Language Education (sponsored by The International Dyslexia Association [IDA]) 8600 LaSalle Road Chester Building Suite 382 Baltimore, MD 21286 800-ABC-D123 E-mail: alliance@interdys.org The Alliance is composed of three organizations involved in the accrediting (of programs) and/or certifying (of individuals). These organizations are the Academic Language Therapy Association (ALTA), the Academic Language Therapy Association Centers Council (ALTA CC), and the International Multisensory Structured Language Education Council (IMSLEC). The International Dyslexia Association (IDA) sponsors the combined efforts of these organizations. Accrediting and Certifying Organizations Academic Language Therapy Association (ALTA) [Certification] 13140 Coit Road Suite 320, LB 120 Dallas, TX 75240 972-233-9107 x204 E-mail: ALTAadmin@ALTAread.org Academic Language Therapy Association Centers Council (ALTA CC) [Accreditation] Nancy Coffman c/o Shelton School 15720 Hillcrest Road Dallas, TX 75248 972-774-1772 E-mail: ncoffman@shelton.org International Multisensory Structured Language Education Council (IMSLEC) [Accreditation] Joyce Pickering c/o Shelton School 15720 Hillcrest Road Dallas, TX 75248 972-774-1772 E-mail: jpickering@shelton.org Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators [Accreditation/Certification] East Main Street Post Office Box 234 Amenia, NY 12501 845-373-8919 E-mail: oga@mohawk.net ALTA CC Accredited Centers Centers for Youth and Families Post Office Box 251970 Little Rock, AR 72225-1970 Director: Stacey Mahurin 501-666-8686 Katheryne Payne Education Center 3240 West Britton Road Suite 104 Oklahoma City, OK 73120 Director: Janet Riggan 405-755-4205 E-mail: info@payneeducationcenter.org Literacy Education & Academic Development (LEAD) Post Office Box 262 Argyle, TX 76226 Director: Valerie G. Tucker 940-464-3752 E-mail: lead1234@gte.net Multisensory Language Training Institute of New Mexico 6344 Buenos Aires NW Albuquerque, NM 87120 Director: Sandra Dillon 505-898-7500 E-mail: sandradillon@msn.com Neuhaus Education Center 4433 Bissonnet Bellaire, TX 77401-3233 Director: Kay A. Allen 713-664-7676 E-mail: kayallen@neuhaus.org The Scottish Rite Learning Center of Austin 508 West 14th Street Austin, TX 78701 Director: Pat Sekel 512-472-1231 E-mail: psekel@austin.rr.com The Scottish Rite Learning Center of West Texas 602 Avenue Q Post Office Box 10135 Lubbock, TX 79408 Director: Doris Haney 806-765-9150 E-mail: lubsrite@door.net Southern Methodist University Learning Therapy Program Southern Methodist University 5236 Tennyson Parkway Building 4 Suite 108 Plano, TX 75024 Director: Kay Vickery 214-768-7323 E-mail: learning.therapy@smu.edu Southwest Multisensory Training Center 600 South Jupiter Allen, TX 75002-4065 Director: Beverly Dooley 972-359-6646 E-mail: bevdool@aol.com Stratford Friends School Multisensory Teacher Training Program 5 Llandillo Road Havertown, PA 19083 Director: Sandra Howze 610-446-3144 Teachers College, Columbia University Multisensory Teaching of Basic Language Skills Post Office Box 31 New York, NY 10027 Director: Mary Hercus-Rowe 212-678-3080 E-mail: mcr30@columbia.edu Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children Lucius Waites Child Development Center 2222 Wellborn Street Dallas, TX 75219 Director: Karen Avrit 214-559-7885 E-mail: kavrit@tsrh.org IMSLEC Accredited Centers The Association Method University of Southern Mississippi DuBard School for Language Disorders USM Box 10035 Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0035 601-266-5223 E-mail: maureen.martin@usm.edu Director: Maureen K. Martin, Ph.D. Atlantic Seaboard Dyslexia Education Center Expert Training Systems 1123 Nelson Street Rockville, MD 20850 Director: Claire Nissenbaum 301-762-2414 E-mail: cnissen@aol.com Basic Language Skills Scottish Rite Learning Center of Austin 207 West 18th Street Austin, TX 78701 Director: Pat Sekel 512-472-1231 E-mail: psekel@austin.rr.com Dyslexia Therapist Training Course Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children Luke Waites Child Development Center 2222 Wellborn Street Dallas, TX 75219 Director: Karen Avrit 214-559-7885 E-mail: kavrit@tsrh.org Greenhills School Box 15392 Ardmore Station Winston-Salem, NC 27113 Director: Marjory Roth 336-924-4908 E-mail: greenhills@alltel.net Greenwood Institute Training Program The Greenwood Institute for Learning Disabilities 14 Greenwood Lane Putney, VT 05346 Director: Mike Minsky 802-387-4545 The Hill Center Professional Education Programs The Hill Center 3200 Pickett Road Durham, NC 27705-6008 Director: Jean Neville 919-489-7464 E-mail: smaskel@da.org Language Training Course—Orton Gillingham Massachusetts General Hospital Language Disorders Unit WANG ACC Building #737 Boston, MA 02114 Director: Phyllis Meisel 617-726-2764 E-mail: meiselp@aol.com Literacy Education & Academic Development (LEAD) Post Office Box 262 Argyle, TX 76226 Director: Valerie G. Tucker 940-464-3752 E-mail: lead1234@gte.net Multisensory Integrated Reading & Composition Southwest Academy 600 South Jupiter Road Allen, TX 75002-4065 Director: Beverly Dooley 972-359-6646 E-mail: BevDool@aol.com Multisensory Language Training of New Mexico Multisensory Language Training 6344 Buenos Aires N.W. Albuquerque, NM 87120 Director: Sandra Dillon 505-898-7500 E-mail: SandraDillon@msn.com Neuhaus Education Center Dyslexia Specialist Program Neuhaus Education Center 4433 Bissonnet Bellaire, TX 77401-3233 Director: Kay A. Allen 713-664-7676 E-mail: kallen@neuhaus.org Orton-Gillingham Dyslexia Specialist Training Course Fairleigh Dickinson University 1000 River Road, T-RH5-02 Teaneck, NJ 07666 Director: Mary L. Farrell 201-692-2816 E-mail: farrell@fdu.edu Orton Multisensory Structured Language Teacher Training Program Greenhills School Box 15392, Ardmore Station Winston-Salem, NC 27113 Director: Marjory J. Roth 336-924-4908 E-mail: troth@nr.infi.net Payne Education Center Therapist Training Course Kathryne Payne Education Center 3240 West Britton Road Suite 104 Oklahoma City, OK 73120 Director: Janet Riggan 405-755-4205 E-mail: mary@payneeducationcenter.org Phonics First Reading & Language Arts Center 36700 Woodward Avenue #20 Bloomfield, MI 48340 248-645-9690 Reading ASSIST MSL Professional Course Reading ASSIST Institute 100 West 10th Street Suite 910 Wilmington, DE 19801 Director: Rebecca Combs 302-425-4080 E-mail: readinfo@readingassist.org Shedd MSL Training Course Shedd Academy 401 South 7th Street Post Office Box 493 Mayfield, KY 42066 Director: Paul Thompson 207-247-8007 E-mail: thompsonp55@hotmail.com Shelton MSL Training Course Shelton School and Evaluation Center 15720 Hillcrest Road Dallas, TX 75248 Director: Joyce S. Pickering 972-774-1772 E-mail: jpickering@shelton.org Simultaneous Multisensory Institute of Language Arts Binghampton Fellowship Foundation 2679 Kingham Drive Memphis, TN 38119 Director: Rosemary Williams 901-754-1441 E-mail: rwilliams@bodineschool.org SLANT System for Structured Language Training Geller Educational Resources 2772 Whispering Oaks Drive Buffalo Grove, IL 60089 Director: Marsha A. Geller 847-821-9609 E-mail: gellereducational@yahoo.com Slingerland Multisensory Approach for Language Arts Slingerland Institute for Literacy 411 108th Avenue, N.E. Bellevue, WA 98004 Director: Susan Heinz, Ph.D. 425-453-1190 E-mail: mail@slingerland.org Southern Methodist University Learning Therapy Program Southern Methodist University 5236 Tennyson Parkway Building 4 Suite 108 Plano, TX 75024 Director: Kay Vickery 214-768-7323 E-mail: learning.therapy@smu.edu Southwest Multisensory Training Center 600 South Jupiter Allen, TX 75002-4065 Director: Beverly Dooley 972-359-6646 E-mail: bevdool@aol.com The Spalding Method Spalding Education International 2814 West Bell Road Suite 1405 Phoenix, AZ 85053 Director: Carol Wile 602-866-7801 E-mail: mnorth@spalding.org SSMALD Training Course, The Hardman Technique Hardman & Associates 5746 Centerville Road Tallahassee, FL 32309 Director: Patricia Hardman, Ph.D. 850-893-2216 E-mail: dri@talstar.com Starting Over 317 West 89th Street #9E New York, NY 10024 Director: Joan Knight 212-769-2760 E-mail: kni.educ@att.net Stratford Friends School Multisensory Reading Instruction Stratford Friends School 5 Llandillo Road Havertown, PA 19082 Director: Sandra Howze 610-446-3144 E-mail: showze@stratfordfriends.org Structured Language Arts Teacher Education Program Dyslexia Association of Greater Baton Rouge/Brighton Academy 3488 Partridge Lane Baton Rouge, LA 70809 Director: Sophie C. Gibson 225-926-2844 E-mail: sgibson@brighton-academy.org 32 Masonic Orton Gillingham Training Program 32 Masonic Learning Centers for Children 33 Marrett Road Lexington, MA 02421 781-862-8515 E-mail: info@childrenslearningcenters.org Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators Accredited Training Sites ASSETS School One Ohana Nui Way Honolulu, HI 96818 Contact: Ronald Yoshimoto 808-423-1356 Camperdown Academy 501 Howell Road Greenville, SC 29615 Contact: Pat Porter 864-244-8899 E-mail: camperdn@bellsouth.net Commonwealth Learning Center 123 Highland Avenue Needham, MA 02484-3005 Contact: Mary Briggs 781-444-5193 E-mail: lisambrooks@commlearn.com The Garside Institute for Teacher Training at the Carroll School Baker Bridge Road Lincoln, MA 01773 Contact: Louise Freese 781-259-8342 Kildonan School 425 Morse Hill Road Amenia, NY 12501 Contacts: Diana Hanbury King and William Van Cleave 845-373-8111 E-mail: DKING1066@optonline.net Pine Ridge School 1075 Williston Road Williston, VT 05495 Contacts: Jean Foss and Wendy Sweeney 802-434-2161 E-mail: jfoss@pineridgeschool.com The Reading Center 847 5th Street, N.W. Rochester, MN 55901 Contact: Jean Osman 507-288-5271 Riverside School 2110 McRae Road Richmond, VA 23235 Contact: Ruth Harris 804-320-3465 Sandhills School 1500 Hallbrook Drive Columbia, SC 29209 Contact: Anne Vickers 803-695-1400 Schenck School 282 Mount Paran Road, NW Atlanta, GA 30327 Contacts: Eugenia Calloway and Rosalie Davis 404-252-2591 Other MSLE Training Programs The Stern Center 135 Allen Brook Lane Williston, VT 05495-9209 800-544-4863 E-mail: educator@sterncenter.org Wilson Language Training 175 West Main Street Millbury, MA 01527 800-899-8454 (ordering materials) 800-899-5699 (training information) Web Site The DANA Foundation |
