The Reading Connection

About

Literacy United was created as a 501c3 entity in December of 2011, to provide high-quality supplemental education support offered through an entity outside of the public school system, especially reading assessment and intervention, to economically disadvantaged children in Tarrant County and surrounding areas. Book Donations: Literacy United gives new books to individuals and organizations, at no cost to them. One of the many ways we work towards our mission is by putting quality books in the hands of children and teens in traditionally underserved communities. Bookworms Afterschool Reading Program: Bookworms is a grant funded program that provides reading intervention to children grades PK-2nd in addition to direct parent training at 4 low-income FWISD schools. Reading For Life (RFL) provides one-on-one reading instruction to children ages 5-18 with intellectual or developmental disabilities. A brief evaluation and feedback will be administered prior to sessions beginning. Lesson plans will be created based off of the evaluation report. RFL participants receive: - 10 FREE sessions to children who qualify; Literacy United scholarship rates available after RFL sessions have concluded - 45-minute session once a week One-on-One Literacy Therapy: All incoming clients receive a full Diagnostic Evaluation intake using nationally normed measures. For clients that have received a full evaluation from other qualified professionals or schools, we administer only a brief evaluation. Therapy sessions vary from 45 minutes to an hour of one-on-one time with a reading specialist. Reading therapy activities are tailored to the specific needs of each client and are based on the initial evaluation report and individualized treatment plan. At-home assignments are given to compliment each reading intervention session. We utilize a variety of tools including, but not limited to, Orton-Gillingham based phonics instruction (sequential, direct, and specific with an over learning component embedded in instruction) and hands-on, multi-sensory instruction. ​