Dyslexia
SUPPORTING CHILDREN WITH DYSLEXIA & THEIR FAMILIES FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS
The Settlement's highly-trained interventionists support students with dyslexia and its characteristics in grades K-12.
We serve students at through after-school tutoring at sites throughout the region, an intensive five-week summer program, ReadingCorps– a collaborative effort with the public school systems in Knott, Leslie, and Perry Counties offering daily intervention services, and dyslexia assessments/screenings.
To schedule an evaluation or learn more about our programs, please reach out to us at 606-785-4044 or email lema@hindman.org.
We’d love to help your child get started on their journey to success!
AFTER-SCHOOL
TUTORING
The school-based ReadingCorps program is offered to K-8 students across the four public school districts in Knott, Leslie, and Perry Counties. Students receive 30 minutes of daily, targeted intervention using the Orton-Gillingham approach. To learn whether this program is offered at your child’s school, contact the principal or call our team.
For 15 weeks in the fall and spring semesters, the Settlement offers one-on-one after-school tutoring one night each week. The program is offered at multiple sites throughout Eastern Kentucky and virtually using our distance learning platform. Enrollment is open for the coming semester. Contact us today!
SUMMER TUTORING PROGRAM
DYSLEXIA
SCREENINGS
The Summer Tutoring Program is an intensive, five-week program that occurs on campus and virtually. Each day students receive 2 hours of individualized reading intervention, two hours of small-group math instruction, two hours of writing and keyboarding, and daily arts activities.
If your child is experiencing difficulties reading, they may have one or more indicators of dyslexia. Our staff offers a monthly dyslexia screening on our campus to families to assess students and to make referrals for other programs and services. Space is limited each month, so register early.
IMAGINATION LIBRARY OF KNOTT COUNTY
The Imagination Library of Knott County, offered in partnership with the Dollywood Foundation, is dedicated to inspiring a love of reading by gifting a book per month, free of charge, to children from birth to age five. Enroll your child or learn how to give the gift of reading!
Volunteer to tutor!
Don’t miss this opportunity to change lives in Central Appalachia. You can be one of a community of DAR members from across the country helping a child with learning differences overcome the reading struggles they have faced due to their learning difference.
Over the 15-week program, you will be at the forefront of Hindman Settlement School’s dyslexia intervention program, working with kids after school for one hour, twice per week.
GIVE A GIFT, CHANGE A LIFE
More than 90% of families require financial assistance to participate in our intervention services and, thanks to the generous support of donors and friends, no child is ever denied service.
Resources For Parents
Welcome, parents! Here you’ll find all the resources you need to learn more about your child’s learning style, the programs we offer, and the way we commit to helping our students. If you’re looking for something you don’t see here, simply give us a call. We’re always happy to help.
General Dyslexia Information
International Dyslexia Association
Education for Children with Dyslexia
Parents’ Dyslexia Resource
The Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity
The Barton Reading & Spelling System
International Multisensory Structured Language Education Council (IMSLEC)
Learning Ally (formerly Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic)
The Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators
Higher Education Resources for Children with Dyslexia
Affordable College for Students with Disabilities
College Resources for Students with Disabilities
Testing & Tutor Referrals for Children with Dyslexia
A LEGACY OF SUCCESS
2022 AVERAGE SUMMER READING GAINS
4 months
for early elementary students
8 months
forelementary students
7 months
for middle and high school students
Recommended Reading About Dyslexia
Overcoming Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading Problems at Any Level by Sally Shaywitz, M.D.
Essentials of Dyslexia Assessment and Intervention by Nancy Mather and Barbara J. Wendling
How to Reach and Teach Children and Teens with Dyslexia: A Parent and Teacher Guide to Helping Students of All Ages Academically, Socially and Emotionally by Cynthia M. Stowe, M.Ed.
All Kinds of Minds by Mel Levine
Dyslexic Advantage by Eide
Wright’s Law by Peter D.W. Wright
Training For Educators
Learning is a lifelong initiative. At Hindman Settlement School, we offer customized staff development training designed to meet your school system’s needs. The programs we offer include:
- A Dyslexia Overview
Educators and Dyslexia–What You Should Know
Reading Building Blocks for Dyslexic Students - How to Help Dyslexic Students Succeed in Your Classroom
- Dyslexia and the Young Reader
- Classroom Management for Dyslexic Students
- Implementing Broad Service Approaches for Your School–The Hindman Settlement School Model
Certain workshops require broader blocks of time than others. It’s important to keep in mind that brief workshops provide excellent overviews and introductions into a program, but they are usually insufficient for creating an implementation plan. If your goal is to develop a school-wide plan, we recommend one of our longer workshops.
