The Settlement School has been offering an after-school tutoring program for over 40 years now. For 12 years, we have been using the Susan Barton Method for Reading and Spelling. The program has garnered success amongst our students, allowing them to thrive in their school work. The Barton Method consists of 10 different levels beginning …
In 2020, the Hindman Settlement School received an AmeriCorps grant, which allowed us to hire up to 40 full-time tutors to serve in Knott, Perry and Leslie county schools. Many of these tutors began service in August regardless of the consistency of school closures due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Last week, our tutors were asked …
This year has brought plenty of adversity, but each challenge has only offered us an opportunity to show our adaptability. The dyslexia program has operated for decades in-person, but Coronavirus changed everything. Our dyslexia program had to transform quickly to meet the needs of children with dyslexia in this new virtual world. As the summer …
