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April is a Certified Academic Language Therapist (CALP). She has been an educator for over 20 years and works with students each day in the public school setting and privately to provide explicit, systematic, sequential Multisensory Structured Dyslexia Therapy instruction.
Education:
Masters Degree in Elementary Education (PK-6)
Education Specialist Degree in Instructional Leadership (PK-12)
Certified Academic Language Practitioner (CALP)
Continuing Certified Academic Language Therapist (CALT) education at The University of Alabama: expected completion summer 2025
Certifications:
Certified Academic Language Therapist (CALP)
Orton-Gillingham Educator
MSLE Certified
LETRS Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS)
Neuhaus Basic Language Skills for Dyslexia
She is a Certified Academic Language Therapist (CALP). ALTA Certified Academic Language Practitioners are skilled in Multisensory Structured Language methodology, and teach reading, writing, and language skills. CALP utilize Multisensory Structured Language to integrate visual, auditory, and motor processing with explicit understanding of the structure of the English language, enabling students to develop a solid foundation for reading and writing. The CALP enable students to apply explicit understanding of the structure of the English language (phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and orthography), to develop and strengthen both reading and written expression.
She is currently completing certification to become a Certified Language Academic Therapist (CALT) through the University of Alabama. Certified Academic Language Therapists must complete over 300 hours of dyslexia coursework, hold a Master's Degree, complete two years of additional training, 700 hours of supervised instruction, and pass a National Test.
Kristin Yeager is a CALT (Certified Academic Language Therapist) in training. This year begins her ninth year of teaching which has been a varied experience of public school and online teaching settings. Her previous role was a reading interventionist where she customized small group lessons to the individual needs of the students.
Kristin’s Bachelor’s degree is in Elementary Education K-6; she has her Master’s degree in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) from Auburn University. She is certified in Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS) and trained with the SPIRE intensive and multisensory reading intervention program.
Kristin facilitates acceptance and patience within all of her teaching encounters. She is not unfamiliar with academic struggles, having been diagnosed with a neurological condition (Chiari malformation) during her Master’s degree program. These struggles led to her discovery of her own neurodivergence, and, with a surgical procedure, to the opportunity to find healing.
All therapists are independent contractors for Leaping Literacy Dyslexia Therapy LLC.
Leaping Literacy Dyslexia Therapy LLC: Making an Impact
ALTA National Conference in Little Rock, Arkansas. Thankful for educators to travel and learn with on this mission!
National ALTA (Academic Language Therapy Association) Conference in Little Rock, Arkansas. Learning with the best dyslexia therapists and educators to better serve students!
Learning with some of the best at the University of Alabama. Did you know the University of Alabama is one of the only schools in the state accredited to train and certify for CALT (Certified Academic Language Therapist)? Certified Academic Language Therapists are the most qualified to teach students with dyslexia.
Senator Katie Britt meets with students at the University of Alabama to learn how Certified Academic Language Therapists impact education in the state of Alabama.
Rise to the Challenge Dyslexia Conference Fall 2023
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Did you know? ... Certified Academic Language Therapist provide explicit, systematic, sequential Multisensory Structured Language instruction which builds a high degree of accuracy, knowledge, and independence for students with written-language disorders, including dyslexia. The therapist utilizes Multisensory Structured Language to integrate visual, auditory, and motor processing with explicit understanding of the structure of the English language, enabling students to develop a solid foundation for reading and writing. Our therapists are trained in Orton Gillingham, LETRS (Science of Reading), and April is currently completing training to become a Certified Language Academic Therapist (CALT) through the University of Alabama. We provide dyslexia therapy to students in small group or 1:1 sessions. For more information on the CALT program visit www.uacalt.ua.edu