A CLaRI comprehensive literacy evaluation looks at an individual’s reading and writing abilities. The formative evaluation consists of a variety of assessments to determine a child’s independent, instructional, and frustration reading levels, as well as orthographic knowledge (decoding and spelling), writing skills, sight word knowledge, vocabulary knowledge, and comprehension strategies. The evaluation is also designed to measure reading potential and to ascertain instructional conditions necessary for learning. Results of the evaluation, as well as instructional goals based on the findings of the evaluation, are written in a report and discussed in person with parents. Evaluations are conducted at CLaRI each fall. Please contact CLaRI for scheduling.
CLaRI offers four tutoring programs:
Tutoring is offered 3 times each year: fall (September to December), spring (February to May), and summer (early July to early August).
Please Note: CLaRI is not affiliated in any way with the “Institute for Reading Development” which is an out-of-state, for-profit institute. In contrast, CLaRI is a non-profit center at UB that has served hundreds of children and families in WNY for 50 years.