Children’s Dyslexia Center-Madison: Walk to raise funds, awareness for dyslexia

Contact: Gail Piper

Tel. 608-252-4922, Email: dlcm301@gmail.com
http://www.walkfordyslexiamadison.org


5K walk in Vilas Park to support free tutoring for children with learning disabilities

MADISON, Wis. (May 7, 2014) — Spring is here at last and what better way to enjoy it than a walk outside while helping kids? The community is invited to join next week’s Walk for Dyslexia to benefit the Children’s Dyslexia Center-Madison (CDCM), which offers free, individualized tutoring for Dane County children who struggle with reading, writing, and spelling. Now in its fifth year, the Walk for Dyslexia has raised more than $98,000 to support tutoring services for Madison-area children with learning disabilities.

The event will take place on Saturday, May 17, 2014, with registration at 7:30 am at the Shelter House at Henry Vilas Park (702 South Randall Avenue). The 5Kwalk will start at 8:30 am. Advance registration is available on the event website at http://www.walkfordyslexiamadison.org. Fees are $15 in advance or $20 on May 17 for adults, and $5 for children under 12. All funds raised from the walk will support FREE tutoring services for children with dyslexia in the greater Madison area.

Dyslexia is a neurologically-based, often familial disorder, which interferes with the acquisition and processing of language. Varying in degree of severity, it is manifested by difficulties in phonological processing, receptive and expansive language skills, in reading, writing, spelling, handwriting and sometimes in arithmetic.

The CDCM provides one-on-one instruction to help children overcome the devastating effects of dyslexia, at no cost to the children or their families. Founded in 2001, the Center has graduated 157 students ages 7-18 from across Dane County, teaching students to become independent, lifelong learners and to gain both skill and confidence in their ability to succeed in school. In addition, the Center provides free training for teachers or volunteers who want to tutor children with Dyslexia. All tutors are certified in the Orton-Gillingham model, a multi-sensory approach that uses phonetics to emphasize visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learning styles to read, write, and spell. Under this approach, children are taught how to process language and how to read all over again and progress is made in small, readily quantifiable steps.

To learn more about the Walk for Dyslexia, please contact event chair Gail Piper at 608-252-4922 or gailpiper6@aol.com, or http://www.walkfordyslexiamadison.org. For information on the Children’s Dyslexia Center-Madison, please visit http://www.cdc-madison.org.