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A $10,000 grant received today from the Verizon
Foundation will be used to help young readers finesse
literacy skills through the Duquesne University
Reading Clinic.
The grant will support the Reading Clinic, which
helps about 225 students in the region every year
to improve their reading skills. Districts participating
in this component of the clinic, which operates
on Saturdays and during the summer, include McKeesport,
Peters Township, Pittsburgh Public Schools, Quaker
Valley and Woodland Hills, as well as Vincentian
Academy.
“Through this program, and with Verizon’s
help, students discover how a book can be more
than words on a page,” said Dr. Rose Mary
Mautino, director of the Reading Clinic.
“On behalf of Verizon, we applaud the University
in its innovative programs and commitment to education,” said
Susan Kanonczyk, director of external affairs for
Verizon Pennsylvania. “Verizon believes
in supporting programs, such as the Reading Clinic’s
team-taught approach, which helps people gain the
complex literacy skills needed across the lifespan,
from early childhood through adulthood, to participate
and compete in the 21st century.”
Using the expertise of reading specialists, arts
and theater production teachers, this reading clinic
program reaches fourth- through seventh-graders
who learn to bring the ideas presented on the page
to life by drawing scenes from their books, seeing
others draw, acting out portions of the book, and
through other dramatic, artistic and sensory presentations,
Mautino said.
The clinic has served southwestern Pennsylvania
since 1969. To refer children ages 7 to 17 to the
clinic for diagnostic evaluation or tutorial assistance,
call 412.396.6088.
Duquesne University
Duquesne is a private, coeducational university
with nearly 10,000 students. An extensive
selection of undergraduate and graduate degree
programs is offered across 10 schools of study.
Duquesne is consistently ranked among the nation's
top Catholic universities for its award-winning
faculty and 128-year tradition of academic excellence. | 
