Tutoring

Summer Tutoring

registration will open in April

Ages: students in grades K - 12
Dates: every Tuesday and Thursday in July
Session Times: choose between

Session 1 (9 - 11 am)
Session 2 (12 - 2 pm)

Location: DSAGC Empowerment Center
Cost: $120 *participants can use the DSAGC's Community Participation Fund to cover half the cost.

Our summer tutoring program is offered to expand learning time for children with Down syndrome. It is led by high-quality certified special education instructors. The tutoring program will be individualized and customized via parent/caregiver desires. There will be two certified special education teachers and six educational aides (students who are in college for special education or current district para professionals) per session.

Tutoring in Your Town

Wednesdays (February 1 - March 15)

Tutoring in Your Town is a new program designed to offer individualized tutoring services during the school year to students with Down syndrome. Each session will be 1:1 with a certified education professional and tailored to the parent/caregiver desires. There are five tutoring locations to choose from throughout Greater Cincinnati.

Ages: students in grades K - 12
Dates: Wednesdays (February 1 - March 15)
Session Times: choose between

4:30 - 5:15 pm
5:30 - 6:15 pm
6:30 - 7:15 pm

Location: choose between

Anderson Branch Library (7450 State Road Cincinnati, Ohio 45230)
MidPointe Library West Chester (9363 Centre Pointe Drive West Chester, Ohio 45069)
Green Township Library (6525 Bridgetown Road Cincinnati, Ohio 45248)
Cold Spring Library (3920 Alexandria Pike Cold Spring, KY 41076)
DSAGC Empowerment Center (4623 Wesley Avenue Cincinnati, Ohio 45212)

Cost: $20 for entire session

As the school year ends, many students look forward to a break from the structure, expectations and demands of school. However, students with special needs, are at higher risk of experiencing difficulty in retaining skills learned through the academic school year after extended time off from school, such as summer months or spring break. This is commonly referred to as “the summer slide.” These extended interruptions break the rhythm of instruction, lead to forgetting, and require a significant amount of review of material when students return. Ultimately, the student's skills regress. Likewise, recoupment (i.e. regaining skills lost over such periods of time) may take longer. This cycle of regression/recoupment poses a hindrance to our children's academic success. Our summer tutoring program is a great way to continue learning in the summer months.