The Academic Language Therapy Association (ALTA) is the professional organization for all who are eligible to be registered as Certified Academic Language Therapists or Associate Academic Language Teachers.

The mission of ALTA is to establish, maintain, promote and strengthen standards to assure that the memebership will provide quality professional services for students with dyslexia and/or related disorders.

To achieve its mission, the Academic Language Therapy Association shall:

1. Provide uniform standards for the instructors and their students.
2. Establish uniform certification/registration standards for Certified Academic Language Therapists and Associate Academic Language Teachers.
3. Promote public confidence regarding the integrity, competence and professionalism of Certified Academic Language Therapists and Associate Academic Language Teachers.
4. Establish, promote and monitor standards for professional conduct.
5. Unite Certified Academic Language Therapists and Associate Academic Language Teachers in private practice or public and private educational settings.
6. Promote knowledge and awareness of the Multisensory Structured Language Education (MSLE) profession in the community.