Intensive Summer Literacy Program

Helping children experience the joy of literacy!

The Hearing & Speech Institute’s Intensive Summer Literacy Program is designed for children with speech, language and/or learning disorders who are struggling with literacy and related skills.

• Research shows that explicit, intensive and supportive intervention is most effective for lasting, functional gains in literacy and related skills.
• Literacy is a language-based skill. Speech-language pathologists have the expertise necessary to diagnose and treat literacy delays and disorders.
• Given the proper instruction, and early literacy intervention, children who have not benefited from traditional teaching methods can become competent readers.
• Children must be compentent readers by third grade when the emphasis changes from "learning to read" to "reading to learn."

The Intensive Summer Literacy Program is a fun small group intervention to build literacy skills in children with language and/or learning disorders. We use motivating activities and reward children for their hard work and their success. This program is great for children who learn well in supported group settings.

Early Literacy: For children entering Kindergarten. This program concentrates on skills necessary to be successful in Kindergarten: letter sound knowledge, narrative skills, and phonological awareness.

The cost is $810.00 for twelve 90-minute sessions and includes and individual post-program assessment. There will be a $5.00 discount per session if payment is made at time of service. With this discount, total cost is $745.00.

Reading Fundamentals: For children entering 1st or 2nd grade. This program will strengthen your child's skills in reading and reading comprehension, spelling, written language and phonological awareness.

The cost is $1356.00 for eighteen 2-hour sessions and includes an individual post-program assessment. There will be a $5.00 discount if payment is made at time of service. With this discount, total cost is $1261.00.

Reading Fundatmentals and Early Literacy classes will run from July 7, 2008 through August 15, 2008, with specific times to be determined. Registration is due by May 11, 2008. There will be a maximum of six children per group.

Both classes will be held at the Institute's facility at 1675 SW Marlow Avenue, Suite 200, Portland, OR.

Individual literacy intervention is available in the summer and throughout the school year.

If you have any questions or would like to enroll your child in this program or for individual therapy during the school year, please contact Dr. Jennifer Larsen, program director at: 503-802-5262 or at

Learn more about Literacy from National Public Radio