Children’s Dyslexia Centers Tutoring Program
33 Marrett Road, Lexington, MA 02421
About
The Children’s Dyslexia Centers Tutoring Program offers intensive reading instruction, reading instruction, tutoring, dyslexia remediation, and dyslexia intervention for children who have a profile suggesting dyslexia. The program also offers training courses for educators. Children are tutored one-on-one, and lessons follow an Orton-Gillingham based, multisensory structured language education (MSLE) approach that uses techniques that activate multiple sensory pathways at the same time.
• Ages: 6–18 years old
• Schedule: Children are tutored one-on-one twice a week after regular school hours.
• Price: Our more than 40 Dyslexia Centers in 13 states provide intervention at reduced or no charge to children from early elementary through high school who have a profile suggesting dyslexia.
The Children’s Dyslexia Centers Tutoring Program states that its therapeutic techniques have a documented success rate, generally resulting in significant gain in reading level. Children are eligible regardless of economic status. Children’s Dyslexia Centers Inc. states that it does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, arrest record, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. All Centers fall under a single not-for-profit Massachusetts corporation, and each Dyslexia Center is administered by its own director, has its own staff, and is governed by a volunteer Board of Governors that is broadly representative of the community in which the Center is located. All Centers follow standard operational and clinical policies and procedures set by the Corporate Board of Directors, and this centralization of policies and procedures is described as a way to keep the quality of services high as the number of Centers grows.
Since its inception in 1994, Children’s Dyslexia Centers, Inc. reports that it has changed lives with the help of professional staff, trainees, volunteers, and friends. The stated mission of the program is to help children overcome dyslexia. The organization notes that, for more than 25 years, Scottish Rite Freemasonry of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction has partnered with local communities to assist children through reading instruction, tutoring, and dyslexia remediation. The program holds IMSLEC® Accreditation.
The leadership team includes Randy Clark, Executive Director; Carin M. Illig, EdD, Clinical Director; Cindy Allen-Fuss, MEd, Associate Clinical Director; Dan Quattrocchi, Accounting Manager; Daniel Pang, Payroll/Accounts Payable Manager; Susan Goldberg, Communications Coordinator; Donna Broderick, Administrative Assistant; Walter F. Wheeler, President; L. Arby Humphrey, Vice President; Kenneth A. Clay, Treasurer; Donald R. Heldman, Secretary; and Board Directors David Barnes, Steven Smith, Henry A. Haisch, Jr., Larry Plasket, Steven C. Stefanakos, Howard D. Turner, Scott D. Inglis, G. Nicholas Graff, Karen J. Avrit, Mary Farrell, and Shawn O’Brien.
Parent and student testimonials include: “I feel truly blessed to have found this program. Without it, my child would have been left behind.” (Betty, Parent); “The big thing I have learned at the Children's Dyslexia Center is that I am not dumb. It may take me longer to read, to study, to write, but I can do it.” (Josh, Graduate); “It is difficult to put into words what it means to find a beacon of light in our struggle to find help for our child.” (Robert, Parent); and “If it weren't for the Center helping me, I would not love school as much as I do now.” (Autumn, Graduate). A tutor states, “My training at the Children's Dyslexia Center has proven invaluable to my success in teaching these bright children with learning disabilities.” (Donna, Tutor).
Last updated May 14, 2026.
• Ages: 6–18 years old
• Schedule: Children are tutored one-on-one twice a week after regular school hours.
• Price: Our more than 40 Dyslexia Centers in 13 states provide intervention at reduced or no charge to children from early elementary through high school who have a profile suggesting dyslexia.
The Children’s Dyslexia Centers Tutoring Program states that its therapeutic techniques have a documented success rate, generally resulting in significant gain in reading level. Children are eligible regardless of economic status. Children’s Dyslexia Centers Inc. states that it does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, arrest record, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. All Centers fall under a single not-for-profit Massachusetts corporation, and each Dyslexia Center is administered by its own director, has its own staff, and is governed by a volunteer Board of Governors that is broadly representative of the community in which the Center is located. All Centers follow standard operational and clinical policies and procedures set by the Corporate Board of Directors, and this centralization of policies and procedures is described as a way to keep the quality of services high as the number of Centers grows.
Since its inception in 1994, Children’s Dyslexia Centers, Inc. reports that it has changed lives with the help of professional staff, trainees, volunteers, and friends. The stated mission of the program is to help children overcome dyslexia. The organization notes that, for more than 25 years, Scottish Rite Freemasonry of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction has partnered with local communities to assist children through reading instruction, tutoring, and dyslexia remediation. The program holds IMSLEC® Accreditation.
The leadership team includes Randy Clark, Executive Director; Carin M. Illig, EdD, Clinical Director; Cindy Allen-Fuss, MEd, Associate Clinical Director; Dan Quattrocchi, Accounting Manager; Daniel Pang, Payroll/Accounts Payable Manager; Susan Goldberg, Communications Coordinator; Donna Broderick, Administrative Assistant; Walter F. Wheeler, President; L. Arby Humphrey, Vice President; Kenneth A. Clay, Treasurer; Donald R. Heldman, Secretary; and Board Directors David Barnes, Steven Smith, Henry A. Haisch, Jr., Larry Plasket, Steven C. Stefanakos, Howard D. Turner, Scott D. Inglis, G. Nicholas Graff, Karen J. Avrit, Mary Farrell, and Shawn O’Brien.
Parent and student testimonials include: “I feel truly blessed to have found this program. Without it, my child would have been left behind.” (Betty, Parent); “The big thing I have learned at the Children's Dyslexia Center is that I am not dumb. It may take me longer to read, to study, to write, but I can do it.” (Josh, Graduate); “It is difficult to put into words what it means to find a beacon of light in our struggle to find help for our child.” (Robert, Parent); and “If it weren't for the Center helping me, I would not love school as much as I do now.” (Autumn, Graduate). A tutor states, “My training at the Children's Dyslexia Center has proven invaluable to my success in teaching these bright children with learning disabilities.” (Donna, Tutor).
Last updated May 14, 2026.
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