Children's Dyslexia Center of Portland

09/17/2026

05/12/2026

There are so many misconceptions out there as to how we learn to read.

02/18/2026

BECOME AN “O-G” CHILD TUTOR

Do you have a bachelors degree and love teaching children? Would you commit 100 hours over a year to become a certified practitioner in the Orton-Gillingham method of instruction for children with dyslexia? Would you find personal pleasure in fostering self-confidence in children learning to read? If so, inquire about our classroom studies and one-on-one after-school student tutoring to be held at our Center located near the Portland Jetport. There is no cost to the program participants.

Tutors satisfactorily completing the program will be accredited and can earn continuing education credits from the University of Maine. Graduates may be offered paid tutoring positions at the Center after completing the training program, and/or work independently or with local schools to serve these children. These are great opportunities for retired schoolteachers who love to work with children and might like some extra money from a part-time teaching position.

If you are interested in participating in this learning program that will begin in May, please contact the Portland Children’s Dyslexia Center at 207-773-4949 or [email protected].

Please also contact the Center if you know of children with dyslexia needing our special services, whether home-schooled or attending public, private or parochial schools. Students are served at no charge to the parents. More information on our educational program may be found at www.childrensdyslexiacenters.org.

01/07/2026

If you are interested in learning how to teach struggling kids to read using the Orton Gillingham approach, please contact the Portland CDC. Our next training will begin in May. Contact us and we’ll help you get started😊
207 773-4949
[email protected]

01/04/2026

Prevention is not about waiting and seeing. It is about acting early. When we invest in strong foundational literacy from the start, we protect students from struggling later. This is why early instruction and early intervention matter so much.