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What We Do
Mission
The mission of Literacy United is to serve economically disadvantaged individuals in Fort Worth and surrounding areas with complex and significant reading needs.
How We Help
We exist to provide high-quality supplemental reading support, especially reading assessment and therapy, all aimed at enhancing literacy skills and fostering lifelong learning. Through strategic partnerships, we ensure that individuals from all backgrounds have access to the tools they need for academic and personal success.
Services We Provide
One-on-One Literacy Therapy: All incoming clients receive a full Diagnostic Evaluation intake using nationally normed measures. For clients that have received a full evaluation from other qualified professionals or schools, we administer only a brief evaluation. All evaluations take place in our Fort Worth office near TCU: 3145 McCart Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76110. ​ Two weeks post-eval, you will receive an hour feedback to review your students evaluation report. These reports will include an analysis of strengths and weaknesses and an individual reading treatment plan. Feedback meetings are currently held over a zoom call. We work collaboratively with other professionals in the Fort Worth and surrounding areas. If your students evaluation indicates concerns in other areas including mental health, speech and language, and motor difficulties, we will provide you with a list of contact information as part of your feedback. ​ Therapy sessions vary from 45 minutes to an hour of one-on-one time with a reading specialist. Reading therapy activities are tailored to the specific needs of each client and are based on the initial evaluation report and individualized treatment plan. At-home assignments are given to compliment each reading intervention session. We utilize a variety of tools including, but not limited to, Orton-Gillingham based phonics instruction (sequential, direct, and specific with an over learning component embedded in instruction) and hands-on, multi-sensory instruction. ​
Reading For Life: Individuals with intellectual and development disabilities (IDD) can learn to read if provided with systematic, intensive, and ongoing instruction. Unfortunately, individuals with IDD are often denied high quality reading instruction. Learning to read will improve an individuals opportunities and life choices.​ All incoming clients must provide prior testing so we can ensure they meets criteria as an individual with an intellectual or developmental disability. Prior testing includes evaluations such as Full Individual Evaluation (FIE), a private diagnostic psychological or neuropsychological evaluation, or a medical doctor’s official diagnosis of an intellectual or developmental disability. ​Our programs for individuals with IDD are grant funded. Please be advised that the program parameters are subject to change without prior notice, as they are dependent on the availability and allocation of funding. Reading For Life (RFL) provides one-on-one reading instruction to children ages 5-18 with intellectual or developmental disabilities. A brief evaluation and feedback will be administered prior to sessions beginning. Lesson plans will be created based off of the evaluation report. RFL participants receive: - 10 FREE sessions to children who qualify; Literacy United scholarship rates available after RFL sessions have concluded - 45-minute session once a week - Flexible scheduling A parent/guardian must remain on site during the assessment and all reading sessions.
School Support Services: We collaborate with your school or non-profit to provide quality on-site reading intervention programming for your students. Our reading interventions are designed using the most current research in mind, including The Science of Reading, Phonics and Decoding, and the Orton-Gillingham approach. - Full Diagnostic Evaluations - Small Group Reading Interventions - One-on-One Interventions - Afterschool Programs -Professional Development Literacy United is an approved professional development vendor for FWISD, Region 10 & 11, and other area ISD's.
Bookworms Afterschool Reading Program: Bookworms is a grant funded program that provides reading intervention to children grades PK-2nd in addition to direct parent training at 4 low-income FWISD schools.
Book Donations: Literacy United gives new books to individuals and organizations, at no cost to them. One of the many ways we work towards our mission is by putting quality books in the hands of children and teens in traditionally underserved communities. In 2023, we donated over 2,500 new books. If you wish to make a new book donation, whether it be one or one hundred, we would greatly appreciate your support. ​Want to sponsor a book drive? We'll provide a donation bin, flyers, and organize the pick up. All we need is for your organization to collect new books. ​ Please contact the office at 817-924-2000 for donation arrangements.
Resources
Books Beginning at Birth
888-952-9572 l www.b3tx.org
is a statewide program that provides young children and their families access to books and resources to support the development of early literacy skills and foster a love of reading.
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
www.imaginationlibrary.com/usa/
Dolly's Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free, high-quality books to children from birth to age five, no matter their family’s income.
Parent-Directed Special Education Services (PDSES),
1-855-733-3839 l www.tea.texas.gov
Previously known as Supplemental Special Education Services (SSES), PDSES is a $1,500 one-time online grant for eligible parents/caregivers of eligible students served by special education that have been impacted by COVID-19 school closures.
Texas Elks Lodge
817-332-2377 l www.texaselks.org/special-grants/
Texas Elks Lodge has a special grant program available to children that are Texas residents up to age 18 (Up to 21 for those still in school.) Its purpose is to assist children with special needs not fully supported by insurance, government agencies, or other grant programs (like Literacy United.)
International Dyslexia Association (IDA)
972-233-9107 x222 l www.dal.dyslexiaida.org/scholarships/
IDA offers financial need-based scholarships for students with dyslexia to be used towards Educational/Academic Therapy and these scholarships are awarded twice a year.
Applications are accepted year round with twice yearly due dates of April 30 and October 31.​
My Health My Resources (MHMR) of Tarrant County
817-335-3022 l www.mhmrtarrant.org/
MHMR provides community-based services for youth and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), mental health conditions, and substance use disorders, as well as babies and young children with developmental delays.
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Masonic Children & Family Services of Texas (MCFS)
817-503-1500 l wwww.https://masonicchildrenfamilyservicesoftexas.formstack.com/forms/medical_therapyv2
Offers financial assistance to help Texas families cover the costs of various medical treatments and therapies for children.