Haley's Hope

Tutoring dyslexic individuals Haley's Hope was launched in 2011 in west fargo, north dakota, and has served over 970 students. For over a decade, Haley's Hope has worked to prevent the negative effects of dyslexia from limiting the potential of our youth. The haleys Hope dyslexia learning center is the region's only facility providing tutoring and comprehensive services to north dakota, north eastern south dakota, and northwestern Minnesota. The national institute of health declare individuals with dyslexia typically read at levels significantly lower than expected despite normal intelligence. Dyslexia affects 15 - 20 percent of students, representing 80 - 90 percent of those in special education with a specific learning disability (sld). Nd has over 16,400 students in special education with over 4,500, or 27.5 percent, with a sld. The national center for learning disabilities reports, ...millions of children with learning and attention issues are not formally identified. Realistically, up to 17,700 nd students may have undiagnosed slds. On average, youth who participate in tutoring for 12 months increase their isolated word reading by two grade levels, spelling by 1.5 grade levels, sound-to-symbol by 1.2 grade levels, and overall fundamental literacy skills by 1.75 grade levels.