Provides an Extended School Day and School Violence Prevention program. Weekly clubs offer literacy activities through hands-on programming. School Violence Prevention provides crisis-intervention counseling and support groups to target protective assets and risk factors.

Provides strategic learning skills to selected clients in the local community and serve as a supervised training facility for our graduate student interns. The Centers are staffed by graduate student interns who are in the process of completing a Master's degree in either Literacy or Special Education. Each clinician is closely supervised by professors who are faculty members of the department. The Clients are Students in grades two through six who have marked discrepancy between their potential and their actual achievement and will be considered as applicants for various programs. Programs include: Individual Assessment: Each student is administered a series of diagnostic tests which measures educational achievement, physical factors and intellectual potential. Detailed development history interview completes the appraisal. An individual program is designed for each client based on the results of the evaluation. Literacy (Reading) Instruction is on a one-to-one basis. The major goal of this program is to develop reading, writing, spelling and study skill strategies. Written summary reports detail outcomes and recommendations. Special Education (Learning) This program is designed to assist students to improve school related tasks. Instruction is on a one-to-one basis. Written summary reports detail outcomes and recommendations. Space may be limited. Call for more detailed information.

Provides literacy assessment and instruction for students entering grades 1-12 who are experiencing difficulties in reading and/or writing. Based on the results of the evaluation, students are placed in either small groups (no more than four students) or in an individual setting. Conferences inform parents of progress and make recommendations for support at home. At the end of the semester, a summary report is written for all students. Programs are offered during three semesters per year: Fall, Spring, and Summer. The cost of instruction is based on group or individual placement. For more information, contact the Literacy Center.

Dedicated to providing literacy support to children, adolescents, and adults in an environment where learners have the safety and support that allow them to take risks and gain confidence as they move toward developing mature control of literacy skills. The Reading/Writing Learning Clinic provides services to families in the communities that adjoin Hofstra University as well as in the larger metropolitan area. New York state-certified literacy specialists provide weekly small group or individual instruction. The Reading/Writing Learning Clinic also offers professional reading and writing evaluations for school-aged children and adults. Contact the clinic for specific information regarding services offered.

An outreach program that targets communities who would like ESL classes to help improve health literacy.

Provides an Extended School Day and School Violence Prevention program. Weekly clubs offer literacy activities through hands-on programming. School Violence Prevention provides crisis-intervention counseling and support groups to target protective assets and risk factors.

Provides an Extended School Day and School Violence Prevention program. Weekly clubs offer literacy activities through hands-on programming. School Violence Prevention provides crisis-intervention counseling and support groups to target protective assets and risk factors.

Matches trained volunteers with adults wishing to improve their basic literacy skills in including reading, writing, and math as well as offering a workspace for math and computer classes. Provides literacy assessment, peer tutoring network, a family literacy initiative, and tutoring in English for speakers of other languages.

Collaborates with Literacy Suffolk, Inc. to offer services of trained literacy volunteers. Provides help with reading/writing skills and English as a second language (ESOL). Offers support services for tutors, clients. Conducts interviews with clients, tutors prior to inclusion in program. Call for information/appointment.

A 4-week leadership training program for middle school student during the summer months.

Offers programs and activities for people of all ages. Facility includes: gymnasium with basketball court, locker rooms, stage for theatrical performances, commercial kitchen, library, conference room, and 3 multi-purpose rooms. Home to an after-school program, and summer enrichment program. Other programs offered at this location include the I Can Read program and Kids Cafe which provides after school meals for children and youth in grades K-12 and runs from September - June.

Program is founded on the basis that literacy problems are often rooted in language deficits. In order to read fluently with accurate comprehension, firm skills are necessary in several basic areas. The program philosophy is that one must go "back to the basics" in several areas which compose "language literacy" in order to be successful with reading development. These areas include: - Auditory Processing: what you do with what you hear - Phonological Awareness: the ability to hear, identify, and manipulate sounds of spoken language, as well as the ability to rhyme and identify words, syllables, and sounds - Phonics: having a firm grasp on the letters and spellings which represent sounds in written language - Expressive (use of) and receptive (comprehension of) spoken and written language, including the use of vocabulary, grammar, and concepts

Provides an Extended School Day and School Violence Prevention program. Weekly clubs offer literacy activities through hands-on programming. School Violence Prevention provides crisis-intervention counseling and support groups to target protective assets and risk factors.

Provides free one-to-one tutoring for Basic Literacy Learners, English Language Learners and Basic Computer Learners. Also offers volunteer opportunities for those interested in teaching others to read or speak English or develop basic computer skills. Free book program for children under 5.

The Oasis Project is to provide educational, literacy and social support for homeless children.

A new Supplemental Education Program developed as an affordable option for families unable to participate in the traditional insurance-based Language to Literacy program due to cost. Follows the same structure as the Language to Literacy program, targeting skills in the following areas: - Auditory processing, or what you do with what you hear - Phonological awareness, or the ability to hear, identify, and manipulate sounds of spoken language, as well as the ability to rhyme, and identify words, syllables, and sounds - Phonics, or having a firm grasp of the letters and spellings which represent sounds in written language - Expressive (use of) and receptive (comprehension of) spoken and written language, including the use of vocabulary, grammar, and concepts