Families

To have your child considered for service in the EOURC, parents or guardians must:

• Obtain a teacher referral (see form link below)
• Obtain data from teachers/schools state-approved dyslexia screener for kindergarten & 1st grade students (DIBELS, Acadience, easyCBM, etc.)
• Give permission for your child to receive services through the EOU Reading Clinic
• Give permission for your child’s progress monitoring data to be used for educational and research purposes
• Families must commit to two after-school or in-school (depending on tutor availability) one-hour sessions per week or equivalent. (Virtual or in-person depending on location).
• Services will be provided free of charge, however, donations to the clinic will be gladly accepted to cover the cost of administration of clinic services.

* Applications for fall 2021 Reading Clinic Sessions must be received by September 7th, 2021.

Teachers

Inservice teachers who wish to receive training in the clinic:

• Apply to be in the training program (First cohort will begin training in September 2021. Please email rfritz@eou.edu if you have questions and use the link below to apply.
• Accepted teachers agree to commit to 4-6 clinical hours each week (hours vary for summer session)
  • Two hours one-on-one with a student in need of intervention
  • 1 ½ hours in a graduate level course
  • Up to 2 hours lesson planning and collaborating with a mentor
• NOTE that summer sessions will be intensive 3-week sessions rather than the typical 10-week training session.

* The Summer 2022 Cohort is currently full, but those wishing to be placed on a waiting list must submit an application on or before June 10, 2022.

The Summer 2022 Cohort will run from July 11-29 with more intensive hours over 3 weeks. Email for more information (rfritz@eou.edu).

Mentors

Who will serve as mentors within the EOURC and what are their responsibilities?

• Current or former teachers or reading specialists who have been trained in structured literacy methods
  • In the future, teachers who have been trained through the clinic could become mentors.
• Mentors collaborate with clinic staff and the training teacher to ensure quality instruction is delivered.
  • Conduct 10 in-person meetings with training teachers (1 meet/greet, 3 collaborations during coursework, 2 in-person observations (if possible), 1-3 videotaped observations, and any other necessary meetings)