Lexia Aspire Professional Learning Georgia Dyslexia Endorsement Program Rules

Lexia® Aspire® provides professional learning that meets preparation standards for educators in upper elementary through high school who are seeking a dyslexia endorsement in Georgia.

Aspire and the Georgia Dyslexia Endorsement Program Rules align with International Dyslexia Association Knowledge Practice Standards for Teachers of Reading. This guide for Regional Education Service Agency (RESA) leaders in Georgia details dyslexia endorsement standards, as outlined in Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GaPSC) Rule 505–3–.112. It notes the domain, course, and module and section of Aspire materials that align with these standards. 

Aspire contains content that aligns with multiple topics required for mastery within the following standards:

• Standard 1: Foundations of Literacy Acquisition

• Standard 2: Knowledge of Diverse Reading Profiles, Including Dyslexia

• Standard 3: Assessments

• Standard 4A: Structured Literacy Instruction: Essential Principles and Practices of Structured Literacy Instruction

• Standard 4B: Structured Literacy Instruction: Phonological and Phonemic Awareness

• Standard 4C: Structured Literacy Instruction: Phonics and Word Recognition

• Standard 4D: Structured Literacy Instruction: Automatic, Fluent Reading of Text

• Standard 4E: Structured Literacy Instruction: Vocabulary

• Standard 4F: Structured Literacy Instruction: Listening and Reading Comprehension

• Standard 4G: Structure Literacy Instruction: Written Expression

Grounded in the science of reading, Aspire offers flexible, self-paced digital professional learning that empowers educators to accelerate literacy skills for adolescent students. 

Discover how RESA leaders can show the value of Aspire for Georgia educators who are seeking a dyslexia endorsement, including content-area, classroom, and English Language Arts (ELA) teachers as well as interventionists.