SPLS
Dorothy J. McGinnis Reading Center & Clinic
Dorothy J. McGinnis Reading Center & Clinic
Dr. Susan Piazza, Director
Phone: (269) 387-3470
Register early - limited enrollment. Fee: $225 per student. 30% Discount to dependents of WMU students, faculty and staff. Questions/registration: Teresa Valdez at 387-3534. |
Reading Tutoring Program begins January 19, 2010. Tutoring for K-9 students to extend knowledge and use of reading, writing, and critical thinking skills. Tuesdays from 4:30 to 6 p.m., McGinnis Reading Center and Clinic, 3514 Sangren. Read...Think...Dream
A young child struggles to read a book. Insufficient reading skills hamper a college student's studies. Many examples of the need for trained educators in reading fill our world. The Reading Program under the Department of Special Education and Literacy Studies is actively addressing this need.
The Dorothy J. McGinnis Reading Center and Clinic serves as an intern facility for graduate students to gain valuable hands-on experience under the professional guidance of the Literacy Studies Faculty. The Clinic provides literacy assessment and tutoring services to the surrounding community and school districts.
The Reading Center and Clinic Library is available for graduate students and clinic tutors. It offers a variety of fiction and non-fiction books on diverse topics. In addition, the library houses professional materials for literacy teachers and tutors in the university and community.
Diagnostic
Assessment and Tutoring in Literacy
Reading Horizons is a journal focusing on the teaching of reading and language-related arts.
Reading Activity Page, a resource for the children and youth who attend the clinic.
At the Dorothy J. McGinnis Reading Center and Clinic, children and youth are tutored throughout the year. The sessions contain fun activities alongside learning experiences. Children and youth share in many experiences to help them read and write. The clinic proudly displays their work in the lobby and creates a newsletter each semester containing highlights of each child and youth's work.
