About The Reading Clinic
The Reading Clinic, Inc. is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping children, adolescents, adults, families, and educators better understand and address reading, language-based learning, and neurodivergent learning needs.
Founded on the principle that every learner can learn, The Reading Clinic provides comprehensive educational diagnostic services, evidence-based intervention, consultation, advocacy, and educational support for individuals experiencing challenges associated with reading, spelling, written language, dyslexia, attention and executive functioning, and related learning and cognitive-processing differences.
Our work extends beyond identifying whether a learner is struggling. We seek to understand how the individual learns, where the breakdown is occurring, how it affects educational performance and daily functioning, and what should happen next.
Early and accurate identification, appropriate intervention, and informed advocacy can change the trajectory of a learner’s life. The Reading Clinic partners with individuals, families, schools, and other professionals to help learners access appropriate support, develop their abilities, preserve confidence and self-esteem, and reach their potential.
Learning Shouldn’t Hurt.
More Than Tutoring: Specialized Educational Intervention
The Reading Clinic’s intervention services are not traditional tutoring.
Tutoring typically provides additional practice or assistance with academic content. Specialized educational intervention is different. It requires the practitioner to understand the learner’s underlying skill profile, select an appropriate evidence-based methodology, analyze the learner’s response to instruction, and make individualized instructional decisions based on ongoing performance.
At The Reading Clinic, intervention may include:
- specialized, evidence-based instructional methodology aligned with the learner’s
identified needs; - individualized instructional planning and clinical decision-making;
- interpretation of diagnostic and educational data to guide intervention;
- systematic and explicit instruction delivered with appropriate intensity and pacing;
- ongoing progress monitoring and analysis of skill development;
- adjustment of instruction based on the learner’s response to intervention;
- communication with parents and caregivers regarding progress, needs, and next steps;
and - coordination and professional oversight to support continuity between evaluation,
intervention, educational planning, and advocacy.
This means families receive more than instructional time. They receive the benefit of specialized practitioner expertise, diagnostic interpretation, individualized instructional decision-making, progress analysis, and professional oversight throughout the intervention process.
The goal is not simply to help a learner complete today’s assignment. The goal is to identify and strengthen the underlying skills necessary for greater independence, confidence, and long-term success.
Our Commitment Across the Lifespan
Learning differences do not disappear when childhood ends.
The Reading Clinic supports children, adolescents, college students, adults, and professionals who may need greater understanding of their learning profile, diagnostic clarification, intervention, educational or testing accommodations, or advocacy.
We believe that understanding how the brain learns can unlock new possibilities for people to learn, work, lead, and thrive across the lifespan.
Understanding • Advocating • Transforming
Dedication
To every child who has ever struggled or will struggle with learning to read proficiently; to every adolescent and adult who has carried unanswered questions about how they learn and has sought understanding, clarity, and relief; to parents who have the best interests of their child at heart; to every educator who is committed to best practices and lifelong learning—I hear you, I see you, I stand with you, I embrace you.
Be encouraged!