Registration is now open for the camp and concludes May 20.
Planned for June and July, it will consist of one 50-minute small group session per day Monday through Thursday for eight weeks, totaling 32 sessions from June 3 to July 25.
Students also may opt to attend online.
“My child loved the camp and it’s nice to see the comparison and the progress he made,” one parent wrote after last summer’s camp. “We also see an improvement in his confidence when reading at home!”
The Secret Codes curriculum was developed at Pittsburg State to teach foundational reading skills and prevent reading failure.
“Our goal is to help as many people as possible,” said Thomas Hurford, director of intervention and professional development. “We want to remove as many barriers as we can.”
The cost of Secret Codes Camp is $500 per student. Qualifying families can use funds from KEEP (Kansas Educational Enrichment Program) to enroll in Secret Codes Camp or for an individual reading intervention for their children.
Register online at pittstate.edu/secretcodes, or call 620-235-4593.
The center is a resource for understanding reading disabilities like dyslexia — a language-based learning disability — and attentional disabilities such as ADHD.
It offers evaluations and intervention services to help individuals become competent readers.
The center also trains educators and school staff in the science of reading, conducts and publishes scientific research, and helps with advocacy efforts related to dyslexia and other reading disabilities.
Reading difficulties are common, and students who don’t get help are more likely to drop out of high school and experience a negative self-image. Specific learning disabilities such as dyslexia often are associated with lower academic achievement, lower income, higher rates of suicidality, and higher rates of unemployment.
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