Coming this Summer!  Summer FUNdamentals!

	June 8 – 19 June 22 – July 3 August 3 – 14 Click here for a flyer > Click here for a registration form for ages 5 -7 > Click here for a registration form for ages 8 – 13 >

		New This Summer:  Study Skills for Students in Grades 6 – 8

	This class is designed for students who need support with organizational skills, test taking strategies, textbook analysis, self/time management, and note taking. Click here for a flyer > Click here for an application >

		Breaking News!

	Scottish Rite Learning Center of Austin is pleased to announce that its Dyslexia Therapist Training program has been approved for 15 hours of credit toward a Masters Degree!   For information on graduate credit, please click on http://faculty.mwsu.edu/education/mary.wines/master-dyslexia.doc.

		New Club Dyslexia Group

	Come have fun at a support group for children with dyslexia! Help children develop social and coping skills, improve self-esteem, manage learning differences and learn to be their own advocate.  Click here for more information > Click here for a registration form >

		Parent Support Group

	The Parent Support Group meets on the second Thursday of each month.  Please call the Center for more information.  There is no charge to attend the group. Click here for more information >

		Upcoming Events

	April 24, 2009 The Power of Mindsets: Nurturing Motivation and Resilience in Students with Special Needs Presented by Robert Brooks, Ph.D. Click here for more information > May 7, 2009 Parenting a Dyslexic Child:  A Panel Discussion Presented by Nancy Nussbaum, Ph.D., Larry Bachus, Ph.D., and Jenifer Price, LMSW-IPR Click here for more information > June 16-17, 2009 Special Summer Offering for Teachers Presented by Alice Womack Marsel, MA, CALT, QI Click here for more information > August 5-7, 2009 Dyslexia Therapist Retraining A curriculum workshop for Certified Academic Language Therapists (CALTs) in Take Flight: A Comprehensive Intervention for Students with Dyslexia (Take Flight) Click here for more information > September 12, 2009 Rite Flight: A Fluency and Comprehension Program for Effective Reading Instruction Presented by Janice Robson, M.Ed.,CALT, QI Click here for more information >

		Breaking News!

	The Scottish Rite Learning Center of Austin has been approved as a Continuing Professional Educational Provider for the State of Texas (CPE # 501288).

		Evaluations

	The SRLC has recently expanded our evaluation team.  We have licensed psychologists who perform psychoeducational evaluations.  In addition, we have two speech/language pathologists, Susan Weber and Jamie Putnam M.Ed.CCC/SLP  who  administer speech, language and literacy evaluations for four and five year olds.  Children from all over Texas are evaluated at the Center.  Click the links above for more information.

History:
The Scottish Rite Learning Center of Austin, Inc., opened in 1989. The Center was established to provide dyslexia tutoring for children in grades 1-5. The Scottish Rite Hospital in Dallas developed a videotape program that was used successfully at the Learning Center for the first 12 years.

In 2001, the Learning Center decided to broaden its focus and not only tutor children, but also provide area educators with the training required to become Certified Academic Language Therapists through the Academic Language Therapy Association. These individuals have completed rigorous requirements, including passing a national exam. This is an exciting step for Austin and the surrounding area. Because of this new venture, the videotape series was discontinued, and the students accepted at the Learning Center work directly with educators who are seeking Academic Language Therapy certification. Students receive the same high quality instruction that parents and area educators have associated with the Learning Center.

Our Mission:
The Scottish Rite Learning Center of Austin, Inc., founded in 1989, provides dyslexic individuals with a proven research-based, multisensory approach for learning the basic language skills of reading, writing, and spelling, through the ongoing charitable commitment of the Scottish Rite Masons. Scottish Rite Learning Center's efforts are also concentrated on maintaining a nationally accredited teacher-training institute as well as a resource for educators, parental consultation, and adult education.

Building Fund
SRLC recently purchased a building at 12871 N. US Hwy 183, Austin, TX 78750.  Your generous support is needed for the building fund.  Please consider a tax-deductable donation to the building fund and /or include a bequest in your will.

The First Step:
Call us at (512) 472-1231, and ask for information on our programs and dyslexia. We are located at 12871 Research Blvd. Austin , TX 78750.

Why the Scottish Rite Cares and Is Involved:
The Masonic Order has been involved in quality education in Texas since the Battle of San Jacinto and the early growth of the Republic. For more than 150 years, Texas Masons have joined with others around the world to institute and support charitable programs.

The Scottish Rite Learning Center of Austin, Inc. takes great pride in continuing this tradition of service by bringing quality education to those Austin area children who struggle to free themselves from the effects of dyslexia.

How You Can Help:
The purpose of the Scottish Rite Learning Center of Austin, Inc. is to provide effective instruction programs to Austin area children and teacher training to Central Texas educators. Many parents cannot afford expensive private tutoring and turn to the Scottish Rite for help.

Your support of this tax-exempt, charitable corporation is appreciated - and essential in extending our outreach to all the children of Austin.

Each donation is tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law and fully directed to the Learning Center and its programs.

Your help in spreading the good word about the Learning Center's services - offered at no cost to the child's family - also is vital to the continued success of the dyslexia program.

We treasure both your generosity and your concern.