The Springfield Center for Dyslexia &
Learning (SCDL) celebrates its first birthday in October, and the public is
invited to help celebrate. From 5 – 7 p.m. on October 13, the center will be
open for tours, visits, and refreshments. SCDL, which is housed in The Turner
Center on CoxHealth’s campus, is a resource for local students with dyslexia.
The organization works with students to provide specialized help in reading
through small groups and one-on-one instruction.
“It’s been a great year, but we’re always
looking for ways to help even more local kids succeed,” says Noel Leif,
executive director of the center. “One in five kids has dyslexia, so we feel
that this cause is one that must be addressed. It’s something that affects a
large percentage of our population, and we want to help those individuals live
up to their full potential.”
SCDL’s
classes are open to all students, and are held at a variety of times. Through
sponsorship from CoxHealth, the program’s teachers have been trained in the
“Take Flight” program, a method of instruction developed at the Texas Scottish
Rite Hospital in Dallas.
For more information about the center or its programs, call 417-269-0259.
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