Welcome to IMSLEC! Standards and Accreditation


The Accreditation Process

Application: Completed in 60-90 Days
  • Written Inquiry
  • Application submitted
  • Review Committee approval
 Formal Candidacy: Minimum 6 months
  • Accreditation Review
  • Self-Study notebook (Maximum 2 years)
  • IMSLEC Visitor (required)
  • SOSET Report
  • IMSLEC Decision
Accreditation Period:
Accreditation Term
Conditional Accreditation  2 yrs
Full Accreditation 3 yrs
Accreditation Reaffirmed 5 yrs
Accreditation Renewal 7 yrs

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Instructional Content

  • Phonological Awareness
  • Graphophonemics (Sound-Symbol Correspondences)
  • Word Structure
  • Syllable Patterns
  • Roots, Affixes
  • Semantics (Comprehension)
  • Syntax -- Sentence and Paragraph Structure

IMSLEC Standards for Accreditation

 
Teaching 		Instructor of Teaching
Therapy 		Instructor of Therapy
Degree Bachelors Bachelors Masters Masters
Requirements program discretion certified at teaching level

900 clock hrs experience

Minimum 2 years

experience over different levels/ages

 program discretion MSL therapist

1400 clock hrs beyond therapist level

3 years minimum as MSL Therapist

knowledge of other MSL programs
Course Work 45 hours 90 hours 200 clock hours (90 hrs from Teaching level or Instructor of Teaching level may apply)  
Practicum/
Internship		 60 hrs (40 min lesson) 1 cycle of teacher training 700/500/350 (40 min lessons)

150 hours from an MSLE course may apply

individual/small group

3 different cases

24-month minimum

40 minutes/4 times a week or the equivalent (2.6 hrs)

experience in beginning/upper levels of instruction

 2100 (including therapy level)

participation in all facets of therapy training

familiar with other MSL curriculums/ literature/

presentation skills
Direct Observations 5 direct observation by appropriate trainer 10/15/20  
Minimum Period 9 months 1 cycle of teacher training 24 months 3 years Certified MSLE Therapist

2 year internship, MSLE program
CEUs 30 hours over 3 years 30 hours over 3 years 30 hours over 3 years 30 hours over 3 years

ACCREDITATION CRITERIA

  • Training course provides direct instruction in each category of the IMSLEC- specified MSLE content, and course participants are required to demonstrate IMSLEC- specified principles of instruction.

  • Program has clearly defined goals and objectives.

  • Financial resources are adequate for the operation of the program.

  • Administration clearly delineates areas of authority, and policies and procedures are in written form.

  • Training course has sufficient instructional personnel who have completed the requirements for certification.

  • Training course has a physical site, equipment, materials, supplies and an environment suitable for program activities.

  • Training course services are evaluated and documented on a systematic and continuing basis.

Accreditation Fee Structure

Approved November 2005

Application Fee = $150
Accreditation fees are determined by the number of levels of training a course offers at its Primary Site and the number of satellite sites a course may operate.

0 satellite sites
1-5
satellite sites
6-10 satellite sites
11-15 satellite sites
16-20 satellite sites
21-25 satellite sites
for each incremental increase of 5 sites over 25 satellite sites
Initial Accreditation Fee              
2 levels
$600
$950
$1,300
$1,650
$1,950
$2,250
add $250
4 levels
$850
$1,200
$1,550
$1,900
$2,200
$2,500
add $250
3rd Year Reaffirmation              
2 levels
$300
$475
$650
$825
$975
$1,125
add $125
4 levels
$425
$600
$775
$950
$1,100
$1,250
add $125
8th Year Renewal of Accreditation              
2 levels
$600
$950
$1,300
$1,650
$1,950
$2,250
add $250
4 levels
$850
$1,200
$1,550
$1,900
$2,200
$2,500
add $250

Initial Accreditation Fee Examples:

  • Training course XYZ trains at all 4 levels (Teaching, Instructor of Teaching, Therapy and Instructor of Therapy). They have 1 primary site and 0 satellite sites. The accreditation fee is $850.
  • Training course ABC trains at 2 levels (Therapy and Instructor of Therapy). They have 1 primary site and 10 satellite sites. The accreditation fee is $1,300.


Definition of Terms:
Primary Site is a site where an IMSLEC-accredited training course is consistently offered over time.
Satellite Site is a permanent site away from the primary site where an identical IMSLEC-accredited training course is consistently offered over time by satellite site instructors.
Alternate Site is a site where an IMSLEC-accredited training course is offered one or more times by a qualified instructor from the primary site.

It is expected that the complexity and time spent in accreditation review and on-site evaluation process will increase with each training level and satellite sites. Expenses for travel, lodging and meals incurred by the visiting team during its on-site evaluation are in addition to these accreditation fees.

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