Dyslexia Reading Tutor
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Mission Empower Needs Reading Tutors!Mission Empower is implementing a pilot reading program for elementary age children in Erie.Mission Read: A Dyslexia Center of Excellence, will serve children who struggle with reading and have dyslexia or exhibit dyslexic tendencies.Tutors will receive free training in the Barton Reading and Spelling System. Tutors will:Work one-on-one with the same student twice per weekUse a proven, successful, evidence-based programLearn the structure of the English languageHelp children learn to succeed in reading and schoolMake at least one year's commitment to tutoring one studentAll materials are provided, and the training is easy and fun! A light lunch or dinner will be provided. Trainings will be at Mission Empower, 1611 Peach St, Suite #120, Erie, PA 16501.You may also submit your volunteer inquiry on our website here.To make a tutor training reservation, please go to http://missionempower.org/mission-read/ or if you need assistance, call Mission Empower at (814) 825-0788 or email your contactinformation to Jill Hrinda-Patten at advocate@missionempower.org.
About MISSION EMPOWER
Mission Empower is a local, 501(c)3 nonprofit operating in Erie County since 2007. The organization reaches families who have children with any type of disability across Erie County, from birth to age 26. Mission Empower serves as educational advocates for these families, assisting them to obtain the supports and services their child needs to be successful at school and in the community.Mission Empower currently engages with parents who have children with disabilities through several avenues. Educational advocacy is typically a complaint-driven process: parents are often not aware that educational advocates are available to help them navigate the school system and guide them to solutions for their child. Referrals from area agencies such as The Achievement Center and Erie County Care Management often come in only when the parents have reached a major impasse with their child’s school personnel about how to proceed with their educational needs and curriculum adaptations.Mission Empower is working to reach out more proactively to families who have children receiving special education services with introductory and multi-part intensive parent training courses, covering topics from effective collaboration to basic education and disability law.
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