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Be the Reason They Graduate - Tutor with Dyslexia Tutoring Program!
ORGANIZATION: Dyslexia Tutoring Program
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Dyslexia Tutoring Program (DTP) provides free one-on-one tutoring, professional assessments, and other services to low-income children and adults with dyslexia or language-based differences in greater Baltimore. Since 1985, we have helped thousands of individuals learn how to read and live with hope. All of our tutors are volunteers.
Our volunteer tutors are the backbone of our core mission: to teach dyslexic learners how to read. As a volunteer tutor, you receive 30 hours of Level I Orton Gillingham training - a structured, multisensory approach to reading, writing and spelling - to prepare you to work with dyslexic learners. This training is provided free of charge in return for a commitment to tutor a student in our program at least once a week for a total of 60 hours. Training courses are held 4-6 times a year; we'll be happy to let you know our upcoming course schedule.
After completing the training course, we match you with a student so you can help them gain one of the most basic and important life skills - the ability to read. You and your student will meet in person once a week at a time and location that works best for you. We have 3 fully stocked tutoring available at The Rotunda or you may meet in any public spot such as a library, community center, or school. Please note: tutoring may not take place in a home or private setting.
And throughout tutoring we've got your back - we provide all the materials and supplies needed, and you receive ongoing support through monthly mentoring sessions, periodic workshops, and dedicated staff.
DTP tutors come from all walks of life and range in age from college students to retirees. What they have in common is the passion, purpose and patience to turn struggling readers into thriving students. And they are the reason behind our students' successes: the high school graduations, honor rolls, nursing careers. The book club memberships, college admissions, master's degrees. The trade certifications, apprenticeships, jobs promotions. The confidence, accomplishment, and pride.
We invite you to join us and be part of their success stories!
REQUIREMENTS:
- 18 years of age or older
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Strong command of spoken and written English
- Pass a background check
- Complete 30 hours of Orton Gillingham training
- Commit to 60 hours of tutoring for DTP
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About Dyslexia Tutoring Program
Location:
711 W. 40th Street, Suite 310, The Rotunda, Baltimore, MD 21211, US
Mission Statement
The mission of Dyslexia Tutoring Program is to teach low-income youth and adults with dyslexia or language based learning differences to read. This is accomplished through professional assessments and tutoring by volunteers whom we have trained in the Orton-Gillingham approach to reading, writing, and spelling.
Description
Dyslexia Tutoring Program (DTP) provides free one-on-one tutoring, professional assessments, and other services to low-income children and adults with dyslexia or language-based differences in greater Baltimore. Since 1985, we have helped thousands of individuals learn how to read and live with hope.
We also offer complementary programs to support our students' success in learning and life. Each year, DTP sends as many students as we can fund to summer camps designed for dyslexic learners. And during the school year, our Be Well program offers after school mental wellness sessions to help our students and their parents cope with the challenges they face in their classrooms and communities.
Why do we do this? Students with dyslexic learning styles learn differently. And need to be taught differently. But specialized resources that can help - like one-on-one tutoring - are costly and out of reach for low-income students. We believe no one should be unable to read because of how they learn or how much they earn. Because everything begins with reading.
That's where DTP and its volunteer tutors come in. We provide all of our services free of charge so everyone can read.
We invite you to help us change lives ... one word at a time!
CAUSE AREAS
Children & Youth,
Education & Literacy,
People with Disabilities
WHEN
We'll work with your schedule.
WHERE
The Rotunda, 711 W. 40th Street, Suite 310Baltimore, MD 21211
(39.33625 ,-76.63036 )
DATE POSTED
October 16, 2024
SKILLS
- Tutoring
- Mentoring
- Literacy / Reading
- Teaching / Instruction
- Reading / Writing
- Special Needs
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- For training: 30 hours of training (days, times and course duration based on course schedules). For tutoring: at least 1 hour per week for a total of 60 hours.
- Tutors must have: high school diploma or equivalent strong command of written and spoke English