Dyslexia

The Settlement’s dyslexia intervention program serves students and families in a variety of ways. These include our Reading Labs at more than a dozen partner school sites throughout the region, during our intensive summer tutoring program, and through both in-person and virtual after-school tutoring during the fall and spring semesters.  Caroline, a student from the

Each day in our schools, our ReadingCorps tutors work with students across southeastern Kentucky to help teach fundamental reading skills. Periodically on our blog, we will be showcasing the students who are making great strides in their reading skills along with the tutors who help make this success possible. MEET KYNDALL Kyndall came to me

I would like to share a letter from a parent that Susan Barton recently posted as it concerns an issue which I have also had many parents address.  “We started our journey in first grade, when our daughter’s teacher shared that she was not grasping reading concepts as fast as she should. I was shocked

Our 40th Summer Tutoring Program wrapped up on July 16th. For 2021, we offered a mixed format with 15 students participating in-person on our campus and 33 students participating virtually. ReadingCorps members, who throughout the year work with our students across 17 school-based reading labs through an innovative partnership between the Settlement, local school districts, and the

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