News: iREAD
Ninth Judicial Circuit’s ‘Turning Pages’ program developing youth literacy
The 12-week intensive program is in the Ninth Judicial Circuit in partnership with UCF’s Communication Disorders Clinic and AMIKids. Carrie Loughran, a clinical instructor who created a program called iREAD, teaches UCF graduate clinicians and...
Orlando Magic Youth Foundation Awards UCF $50,000 to Support Local Young Readers
The funds will nearly double participants in UCF’s iREAD program, which serves local schoolchildren struggling with reading. The Orlando Magic Youth Foundation is gifting $50,000 to support UCF’s iREAD program, an...
UCF Supports Autism Community With Resources, Research
UCF faculty conduct cutting-edge research on autism spectrum disorder, discovering innovative ways to better support this community. Through free camps and programs, Central Florida families can benefit from their work.
‘I have the ability to provide more for my child’: Parents reflect on UCF reading program
Luis Correa moved from Puerto Rico in hopes of finding better education for his 18-year-old daughter. Correa’s daughter has a combination of intellectual disabilities. He found hope in UCF’s Communication...
Summer Program at UCF Communication Disorders Clinic Helps Kids Read
UCF summer reading program for kids, iREAD, completed its four-week course earlier this month. It was the second year that the UCF Communication Disorders Clinic offered this program. The evidence-based...
New Intensive Summer Reading Program Helps Kids “Catch-Up”
A new program from the UCF Communication Disorders Clinic is helping young readers “catch-up” on their reading skills. The 6-week program was led by reading and literacy clinical faculty and...
UCF to Host Summer Intensive Reading Program for Elementary Students
UCF is offering an opportunity for children entering third and fourth grade to “catch up” on their reading skills this summer. The intensive summer camp is run by literacy experts...
