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Reading clinic serves more needs, includes math, study skills, spelling, enrichment tutoring
"I feel fortunate to have the opportunity to work in the clinic with children, applying my background in special education. I've worked with special needs preschoolers as well as those with multiple handicaps, and I have an appreciation for children who have a different way of processing information and learning." - Joan Baron, senior, special education, graduating June '09
"I find tutoring rewarding because it allows me to have a greater impact on the student than in a traditional classroom. I can diagnose what is needed and give each case individual attention. I hope one day to become a reading clinician or literacy specialist where I can help struggling readers and writers." - Rob Drewry, M.Ed. '06, studying for the reading endorsement
DaiWei Lo was searching for tutoring assistance for her 16-year-old son when she found the college's newly expanded Tutoring and Clinical Programs.
"When we described our son's need to the staff, they immediately understood the problem and how to help," she says. "Because English is my second language, I appreciate professional help with his writing. I was glad to find the program."
Lo's son is receiving enrichment tutoring, one of the expanded services allowed by the program's broader mission. The re-envisioned clinic moved in June, becoming part of the college's Literacy and Learning Center located at 807 Kinnear Road near campus. The center houses several other School of Teaching and Learning programs, including Reading Recovery, the Literacy Collaborative, and KEEP Books.
The new space is three times larger than the former Ramseyer Hall space. Now, 60 young people benefit weekly from one-on-one tutoring or small group sessions. The tutors are upper division and graduate students earning teaching licenses, intervention specialist licenses, reading endorsements, or M.A. degrees.
Open Monday through Friday, 4-7 p.m., year-round except during university breaks, the programs offer basic support as well as enrichment opportunities for a range of ages - children, adolescents and young adults. Areas of assistance include math, reading, writing, spelling, vocabulary, comprehension, study skills, and preparation for tests such as the Ohio Graduation Test (OGT) or the OAT (Ohio Achievement Test), or college admission exams such as the SAT (Scholastic Assessment Test).
Services are provided at a modest cost compared to commercial tutoring firms, and a sliding scale is available.
"The Literacy and Learning Center is a place for focused, high-quality research, where we can develop and evaluate state-of-the-art math, reading and writing interventions. Researchers, teachers, children and families find support and make connections," says Associate Professor Caroline Clark, who along with School Director and Professor Rebecca Kantor, led the re-visioning of the center.
The two are among the dozen School of Teaching and Learning faculty members who are consultants and collaborators for clinic research and outreach efforts.
For services, contact the clinic at (614) 292-7716 and leave a message with your contact information.
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