The Reading Center

Spring 2009 Application
The above application can be downloaded and emailed  as an attachment. The application can be printed and sent through regular mail. The street address and the email address can be found on the application form.The Spring session begins in late January and continues through mid-April. Notification of acceptance will be in early January. The summer session begins in late May and continues through end of July to early August. The Fall session begins in late September and runs through early December. This year there will be Monday- Wednesday sessions in Fall 2008 and in Spring 2009.

The Graduate Clinical Practicum Program
Students from Grades 1 thru 12 attend instructional sessions twice weekly for diagnosis and instruction.
As a requirement in their degree program, teachers seeking advanced certification as Reading Specialists provide an in-depth diagnosis and individualized instruction of students who wish to improve their reading skills. This diagnosis and instruction is provided under the supervision of a faculty member in the Graduate Reading Program.

Reading Center Sessions
Younger children are usually scheduled from 4:30 to 5:30pm, and older children are generally scheduled from 5:45 to 6:45pm. Summer and Fall terms have two sessions on either Mondays and Wednesdays or on Tuesdays and Thursdays. In Spring term, there is usually one session on Monday and Wednesdays.

Parent and Family Program
Each semester, the Reading Center invites participants of the Graduate Reading Program and their families to a Literacy Celebration. This special event features parents and children sharing stories, experiences, favorite books, and poetry with each other. We all celebrate our shared love for books and reading! The Reading Center also sponsors special programs for parents and families. Conferences provide parents information from local teachers and specialists who share their ideas for providing the best learning experiences possible for children. Parent workshops provide hands-on experiences to help parents support their children’s literacy development.

Communinity Program
The Community Program is designed to meet the needs of children unable attend the graduate program because of scheduling problems or lack of space in the graduate program. THe community prgram also servicies children and adolescents who have good reading skills but wish to improve reading skills with additional strategies. The Community Program  tutoring  is $40.00 an hour. All participants in the Community Program are required to complete diagnostic evaluation at a cost of $200.00. The diagnostic evaluation includes a written report of the evaluation and initial instruction. The diagnostic evaluation is waived for prior attendees of the Graduate Reading Center Program.

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