Multi-sensory Reading Instruction Program for Underserved Students
To help children learn to read!
What is multi-sensory reading instruction?
Multi-sensory reading instruction is a teaching method uses multiple senses. Students will learn how to read by literally seeing, hearing, feeling letters and words, and utilizing large movements. Utilizing multiple senses gives students that struggle to read multiple mechanisms for re-learning how to read.
All students can benefit from this type of reading instruction.
You can find out more about this type of instruction here
Check out our introductory video of multi-sensory reading instruction
Lower income and underserved reading instruction program
Multi-sensory reading instruction costs anywhere between $50-90/session. The high cost means this type of tutoring typically excludes underserved and lower income students.
Our program tutors lower income and underserved students in the Pittsburgh area.
If you are or your child are interested in being tutored please contact us!
If you are interested in becoming a tutor please contact us!
We are incredibly thankful to The Peirce Family Foundation, Grable Foundation, Posner Foundation, Edith L Trees Charitable Trusts, PA Commission on Crime and Delinquency, Eden Hall Foundation, PNC Charitable Trusts, The Pittsburgh Foundation, McElhattan Foundation, and McAuley Ministries for their funding and support for this program!
Become a Reading Tutor
We provide training to staff members, parents, and community members on how to become reading tutors!
We provide all necessary materials and equipment.
We also provide paid tutoring opportunities to community members!
If you are interested in becoming a tutor please contact us (tutoring@ldaofpa.org)!
We offer reading instruction across multiple sites in Pittsburgh!
Creating FREE Early Literacy Reading Tutoring Hubs in Under Resourced Neighborhoods
Who is it for?
Students in Kindergarten through 2nd grade
What is it?
We pair four students with each tutor, utilizing the Wilson Fundations program for our tutoring sessions. Grounded in the science of reading, this program offers engaging, interactive, and multi-sensory methods to teach reading, spelling, and handwriting. The curriculum covers a variety of topics: Sight words | sound mastery | letter formation | phonics | vocabulary | fluency | reading comprehension | the alphabetic principle | and much more!
When is it?
A tutor meets with their students twice a week for 45 minutes to ensure ample progress in their literacy.
1-on-1 Multi-sensory Reading Intervention
We run a reading tutoring program for lower income families for free on a pay scale for families with higher income!
Who Is It For?
This program is designed for students and adults of all ages who face more substantial reading challenges.
What is it?
Pairing one student per tutor, we use a multi-sensory literacy program based in Orton-Gillingham strategies to help struggling readers in all stages of life. Content is tailored to each student by the tutor and includes: Sight words | sound mastery | letter formation | vocabulary | fluency | phonics, phonological awareness | phonemic awareness | prosody | reading comprehension | and more!
When is it?
A tutor meets with their student twice a week for 45-60 minutes to ensure ample progress in their literacy.
Our impact
Reading Tutoring Program
We currently run one 1-on-1 reading tutoring intervention and early literacy tutoring program across more than 16 sites in Pittsburgh.
Students Receiving our Reading Tutoring Support thru the Summer of 2025
~35 students received 1-on-1 reading tutoring intervention
~130 students participated in our early literacy reading tutoring programs
Reading Tutors Working for LDA of PA in 2025
11 multi-sensory reading tutoring interventionists are fully trained or are in training
10 early literacy tutors are fully trained or in training
Email: info@ldaofpa.org
Voicemail: (412) 212-7087