About Take Flight Teacher Multisensory Training

MCA-MTT offers a comprehensive two year therapist program using Take Flight: A Comprehensive Intervention for Students with Dyslexia, a curriculum written by the staff of the Luke Waites Center for Dyslexia and Learning Disorders at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children.  Take Flight advances the success of previous dyslexia intervention programs developed at TSRHC; Alphabetic Phonics, The Dyslexia Training Program, and TSRH Literacy Program.

Take Flight addresses the five components of effective reading instruction identified by the National Reading Panel's research (phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, reading comprehension) and is a comprehensive Tier III Intervention for students with dyslexia.

Take Flight findings:

  • significant growth in all areas of reading skill
  • students maintain the benefits of instruction and word reading skills and continue to improve in reading comprehension
  • effective when used in schools by teachers with advanced training in treating learning disorders
  • students with the lowest reading skills acquire the strongest gains from Take Flight instruction.
Applicant Qualifications:

Please understand that to become a Certified Academic Language Therapist you must take the Intro and Advanced Classes, and also accumulate 700 hours of training with a student or students.

  • Bachelors Degree - official copy of transcript required
  • 3 References (Please copy link and email to your References)
  • Application

 

Intro Course:

Completion Requirements:

  • 2 Weeks of training during the summer
  • 5 Workshops throughout the following school year
  • 5 Demonstration lessons
  • Practicum with student(s)
  • Various assignments, book reports, and article summaries

Advanced Course:

Completion Requirements:

  • Successful completion of Intro Course
  • 2 Weeks of training during the summer
  • 5 Workshops throughout the following school year
  • 5 Demonstration lessons
  • Practicum with student(s)
  • Various assignments, book reports, article summaries
  • Final group project
  • Final paper

All Texas classes will be held at:
McKinney Christian Academy
3601 Bois D'Arc Road
McKinney, TX

Time:  typically 8:30 am to 4:00 pm

Includes training, workshops, observations, materials, and fees.
Does not include lodging, transportation, and meals.

If you plan on using your State's school funds (eg. Region 10, 11, etc.) to pay for these courses, the participant must personally pay MCA for the course.  We do not accept State funds or purchase orders for payment.  Your participant will then be responsible for getting reimbursement from the State agency for registering for the class.

No refunds for installment payments made if trainee or ISD/sponsor cancels within sixty (60) days of class date. The deposit is non-refundable