Other diagnostic tests are administered as needed. Results of these tests are used to formulate an appropriate course of instruction in reading, writing and oral language development. Typically, two children are assigned to one instructor. The instructor, in consultation with the supervising professor, maps out a tentative course of instruction. Clinic personnel constantly monitor progress.
Instruction is adjusted, as necessary, in light of continuing instruction diagnosis.
Instruction typically focuses around comprehension, word recognition, writing, and oral language development. The parental conference is followed with a written report describing diagnosis, instruction, and recommendations. We work with students who may have any type of reading or writing difficulty. The philosophy of the Reading Clinic is that we do not apply any such labels in our own diagnostic procedures. We find it sufficient to know that a child is having difficulty learning to read or write.