• to establish and maintain professional and ethical standards for practitioners and educators of the Orton-Gillingham approach for the treatment of dyslexia;

• to certify individuals who have demonstrated competence as practitioners and educators of the Orton-Gillingham Approach;

•  to accredit programs which provide training for practitioners and educators;

•  to approve, in schools, clinics and summer programs, Orton-Gillingham instruction that meets Academy standards;

• to insure professional growth of Orton-Gillingham practitioners and educators by promoting and sponsoring continuing education programs;

• to sponsor, promote, and undertake research relevant to Orton-Gillingham instruction;

• to disseminate the results of such research to professional educators, agencies, and to the public at large; and

• to promote public awareness of the needs of children and adults with dyslexia and of the Orton-Gillingham approach for the treatment of dyslexia.
  

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