If you have learning disabilities, or you are a parent or teacher of a child with a learning disability…
We are here to help!
Overall Mission:
We are committed to offering direct services to PA residents to help children and adults with learning disabilities succeed. Our programs are offered at low or no cost and on sliding scales, ensuring accessibility for all who need them. Our services are focused on underserved neighborhoods to promote equitable access for everyone. This approach removes economic barriers that often prevent people from receiving necessary services. Our services are available to all students whether they have learning disabilities or not.
1 on 1 reading intervention:
This program follows the science of reading by utilizing a structured literacy and multi-sensory approach to teaching children and adults how to read. Our reading interventionists create individualized lessons for each student to best serve them. This instruction typically costs between $50-100+ per session and is inaccessible to people in need. We offer this type of reading instruction at no cost to students from lower-income households and those that live in underserved neighborhoods. We also provide free training to all of our reading instructors.
In 2024, 10 reading interventionists provided sessions for 28 students.
On track to offer tutoring to 40 students this year
Tutor in 7 locations around Pittsburgh
Median income less than $40,000
Early Literacy:
This program also uses a multi-sensory approach to reading instruction for children reading at Kindergarten to 2nd grade levels. We offer this program at no cost to families in under-resourced neighborhoods to ensure equitable access to high quality reading instruction. We train local residents to become early literacy tutors and they tutor up to 4 students in a group.
In 2024, 10 early literacy tutors tutored 86 students
On track to offer tutoring to more than 110 students this year
Tutoring in 5 locations around Pittsburgh
Improv to Life Skills Program:
This innovative program, in collaboration with Arcade Comedy Theater, uses improv skills to help individuals navigate challenges associated with learning disabilities, fostering skills like effective listening, collaboration, resilience, and tackling challenging tasks
Neurodiversity in STEM Program:
This innovative program, in collaboration with Arcade Comedy Theater, uses improv skills to help individuals navigate challenges associated with learning disabilities, fostering skills like effective listening, collaboration, resilience, and tackling challenging tasks
From Parents to Students, We are here for everyone
LDA of PA offers exciting services ranging from multi-sensory reading tutoring, STEM outreach, and how we use comedy to help children and adults with learning disabilities achieve success
Together, we make the future brighter
In order to meet our goal of providing every person in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania with the tools they need to succeed we need funding. Consider supporting us through volunteering or donation!
“I applaud LDA of PA for their advocacy on behalf of students with learning disabilities and teaching professionals. Your efforts provide vital resources to students and teachers, and improve understanding and awareness of learning disabilities throughout the commonwealth.”
— Governor Tom Wolf
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