Multi-sensory Reading Instruction Program for Underserved Students
To help children learn to read!
What is multi-sensory reading instruction?
Multi-sensory reading instruction is a teaching method uses multiple senses. Students will learn how to read by literally seeing, hearing, feeling letters and words, and utilizing large movements. Utilizing multiple senses gives students that struggle to read multiple mechanisms for re-learning how to read.
All students can benefit from this type of reading instruction.
You can find out more about this type of instruction here
Check out our introductory video of multi-sensory reading instruction
Lower income and underserved reading instruction program
Multi-sensory reading instruction costs anywhere between $50-90/session. The high cost means this type of tutoring typically excludes underserved and lower income students.
Our program tutors lower income and underserved students in the Pittsburgh area.
If you are or your child are interested in being tutored please contact us!
If you are interested in becoming a tutor please contact us!
We are incredibly thankful to The Peirce Family Foundation, Eden Hall Foundation, PNC Charitable Trusts, The Pittsburgh Foundation, McElhattan Foundation, and McAulvey Ministries for their funding and support for this program!
Become a Reading Tutor
We provide training to staff members, parents, and community members on how to become reading tutors!
We provide all necessary materials and equipment.
We also provide paid tutoring opportunities to community members!
If you are interested in becoming a tutor please contact us (tutoring@ldaofpa.org)!
Creating FREE Early Literacy Reading Tutoring Hubs in Lower Income Neighborhoods
Reading instruction takes place at least 2x a week in groups of students reading between kindergarten and 2nd grade levels.
Hill District
Out of school time reading tutoring at Carnegie Library in the Hill District.
After School Program and Summer Camp at Miller Elementary School (partnership with NLA)
Bloomfield/Lower Lawrenceville (partnership with NLA)
After School Program at Woolslair Elementary School
1-on-1 Multi-sensory Reading Intervention
We run a reading tutoring program for lower income families for free on a pay scale for families with higher income!
This reading tutoring program is located in Point Breeze at Pittsburgh New Church School, a school for kids with dyslexia.
This tutoring takes place 2x a week and our tutors create individual and personalized lessons for each student.
Our impact
Reading Tutoring Programs
We currently run one 1-on-1 reading tutoring intervention program at Pittsburgh New Church School, a school for kids with dyslexia, that uses multi-sensory reading tutoring techniques.
We run an early intervention group reading tutoring program at the Carnegie Library in Hill District.
Through a partnership with Neighborhood Learning Alliance we also offer after school reading instruction at Miller Elementary School, and Woolslair Elementary School.
Students Receiving our Reading Tutoring Support thru the Spring Semester of 2024
~14 students received 1-on-1 reading tutoring intervention
~57 students participated in our early literacy reading tutoring programs
Reading Tutors Working for LDA of PA
7 multi-sensory reading tutoring interventionists are fully trained or are in training
10 early literacy tutors are fully trained or in training
Email: info@ldaofpa.org
Voicemail: (412) 212-7087