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Children's Learning Institute: Dan L. Duncan Reading Initiative

Organization and Contact

Headquarter Location (City, State)
Houston, Texas
Contact Name
Victoria Moss, Project Manager
Contact Email
Victoria.E.Moss@uth.tmc.edu

Program Overview

Mission

The Dan L Duncan Programs at the Children's Learning Institute were created through the generosity of the Dan L Duncan family. Their mission is to enhance children's opportunities for successful living by providing them with individualized research-based clinical services. A highly unique aspect of our clinics is our focus on finding the most effective approaches for correcting child developmental and learning problems through a clinic structure that allows our research to inform our practice.

Program Description

The Dan L Duncan Reading Initiative provides school-based early intervention to students who are at-risk for or who are experiencing reading failure as well as enrichment programs for students with grade level academic skills.

Type of service
Tutoring Program
Academic Intervention
Other
Other type of service

Offer school based tutoring programs.

Year Program Launched
2007
States of Operation
Texas

Students and Offerings

Grade Levels
Kindergarten,
1st Grade,
2nd Grade,
3rd Grade,
4th Grade,
5th Grade
Subject Offered
Reading,
Other
Other subjects
Has another program for math.
Languages of Instruction
English,
Spanish,
Other
Other languages
Spanish for K-2 only.

Delivery Model and Staffing

Delivery Mode
Virtual with a human tutor (e.g. Zoom)
Tutor-Student Ratio
1:1, small groups of up to 3 children
Number of Sessions Per Week
4

Customer and Cost

Customer Type
School
Student

Research Evidence

Randomized controlled trial (RCT) study conducted?
No
Quasi-experimental (QED) study conducted?
No