Great River Learning Centers & Advocacy Services

03/19/2025

See Understood, The Reading League, International Dyslexia Association, Cox Campus, Wrightslaw, Learning Disabilities Association of America, The Florida Center for Reading Research, Made By Dyslexia, Center for Reading, DyslexiaLand, WPS - Western Psychological Services, Reading Rockets, Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity, MTSU Center for Dyslexia and Decoding Dyslexia.

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https://mcandrewslaw.com/publications-and-presentations/articles/

https://dyslexiaida.org/ida-dyslexia-handbook/

https://www.dyslexia.yale.edu/dyslexia/dyslexia-faq/

03/19/2025

This! What a great message for parents! Thank you Metro East Therapy, Inc. and Dr. Maggie Block for everything yall do to support kiddos and their families❤️

12/12/2024

📚✨ Halfway Through the 24-25 School Year: Is Your Child on Track? ✨📚

Struggling with reading? It’s never too late to make a difference—but there’s no time to waste! 🚨

At Great River Learning Centers, we specialize in helping children unlock the power of reading. If your child is falling behind, now’s the perfect time to act. Let’s make sure the second half of their school year is their best yet!

💡 Not sure where to start? We offer screenings to assess your child’s reading needs and guide you to the right support.

📢 Exciting News!
We are now offering math tutoring services to help your child succeed across the board.

📅 Now booking for January 2025!
Spots fill up fast, so don’t wait. Contact us today to schedule a screening or reserve your child’s session.

📞 Reach out now—their future is too important to wait! Contact Mandy Dean (573) 683-1737

10/19/2024

Dr. Maggie Block visits GRLC in Sikeston, Mo to conduct language and literacy evaluations...weekend # 1.
We are so fortunate to have someone with Dr. Maggie's expertise willing to come to GRLC and help out families in Southeast Missouri!!
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10/01/2024

🔥 Big News for Southeast Missouri! 🔥
📣 Spread the Word!

We are thrilled to announce that Great River Learning & Advocacy Center in Sikeston, MO, is bringing in Dr. Maggie Block, M.A. CCC-SLP, SLPD to conduct dyslexia screenings for our community! 🧠📖

This is HUGE—having access to a dyslexia expert in Southeast Missouri is practically unheard of! We’ve worked with Dr. Block to set a price that screams, "How low can you go?" because we want to make sure every child can get the help they need, even when times are tough. 💙

About Dr. Block:
🔹 Clinical Doctorate in Dyslexia and Implementation Science from Kansas University
🔹 Executive Board Member of the Reading League Missouri
🔹 Renowned conference speaker and professional development provider

We’re finalizing plans now and expect a large turnout—so don’t wait to schedule your screening! ⏳

For more info or to schedule, message our GRLC Administrator, Mandy Dean, at [email protected] 📩

Let’s make a difference in literacy, starting HERE!
Share this post and tag anyone who needs to know about this life-changing news!

09/16/2024

This is so true!!

Drs. Bennett and Sally Shaywitz originated and championed the “Sea of Strengths” model of dyslexia which emphasizes a sea of strengths of higher critical thinking and creativity surrounding the encapsulated reading weakness found in children and adults who are dyslexic.

07/23/2024

The key words in this post "effective early intervention." If you are unsure of the red flags you should be watching for as parents/guardians, reach out to use. We can help!

Dr. Torgesen was one of many researchers who discovered that early intervention prevents reading difficulties from worsening. 'Early' means the first two years of school.

'Intervention' means systematic, structured and explicit teaching targeted at a child's individual needs.

Read here: https://www.nessy.com/dyslexia-explained/how-to-help-dyslexia/what-is-early-intervention

07/23/2024

It is time for our 2024/2025 School Year Enrollment!!

Our awesome team of tutors is ready to help your child do great in the new school year and beyond.

What We Offer:

Reading Tutoring: We provide one-on-one, Science of Reading evidence-based reading instruction for kids with Dyslexia, reading, and written expression challenges.

Math Tutoring: Our math tutors are highly skilled math teachers and ready to help at any grade level!

At GRLC, we know there isn't enough time in a school day for teachers to meet the needs of every student, especially those who need extra help. We can help!

At GRLC, we believe students have a basic right to learn to read. Reading is one of the most important skills taught in school, if not the most important!! If you suspect your child is struggling to read, write, understand, use correct vocabulary and more, do not wait, reach out to us! As stated above, we can help!

Remember - Your child can be an A/B student and struggle with the foundations of reading. NEVER LET GRADES BE YOUR GUIDE! The same is true with Math.

We are thrilled to celebrate our one-year anniversary and can't wait to see what the future holds for our students, staff, and community!!

We Are Growing!!
Don't Wait—Enroll Now!!

For more information, email us at: [email protected]
**we do offer virtual tutoring as well**

06/26/2024

This statement...we couldn't have said it better!!

06/26/2024

Yes!!

06/21/2024

Boon
This is 100% spot on!!

06/19/2024

This!! It is real!

“The School to Prison Pipeline runs right through reading classrooms!” Hilderbrand Pelzer III

What a profound and unfortunately, accurate statement! We cannot ignore these facts that intersect with that statement.

75% of all inmates in youth detention centers or adult prisons are functionally illiterate.

According to the US.Department of Justice, “The link between academic failure and delinquency, violence, and crime is welded to reading failure.

And that the majority of incarcerated individuals are not only black but black men.

Black Literacy Matters to me!
Clarice Jackson