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The Learning Lab is a part of the College of Education, Health, and Society (EHS) to specifically initiate and sustain university-school and health/human agency service partnerships with an emphasis on literacy and mathematics.

The Learning Lab may be used for, but not limited to:

• the support of research and scholarly publications.
• program support.
• ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ and/or faculty attendance at professional conferences.
• provide opportunities for ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵs to participate in applied internships or research work in the field of literacy and learning.

The goal of the Learning Lab is to create and sustain an infrastructure at ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ that supports and extends high-dosage, evidence-based tutoring in both literacy and mathematics.

The Learning Lab uses evidence-based practices and culturally relevant instruction in collaboration with a variety of stakeholders working with learners of all ages while ensuring a focus on equity and excellence.

• Fundamentals Math Club - Managed by Miami faculty Sarah Watt, Ph.D., this math tutoring project operates in Talawanda Middle School. It currently serves 60, 6th-grade at-risk ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵs per year, but under the Learning Lab will increase to 120 at-risk ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵs tutored in 6th-8th grade, and add literacy tutoring. Tutors are ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ teacher candidates.
• Summer Scoops Camp - Managed by Miami faculty Michelle Cosmah, Ed.D., tutors K-12 ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵs in literacy and currently serves 30 at-risk ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵs per summer session from Hamilton City Schools. Under the Learning Lab, the camp will increase its numbers in Year 2 to 100. Tutors are primarily ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ teacher candidates.
• Camp Ubuntu - Managed by Miami faculty members Paula Saine, Ph.D., and Genesis Ross, Ph.D., currently serves 40 ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵs per year in grades 1-4 from the Ohio Connections Academy and from Middletown City Schools. This summer tutoring program provides culturally relevant literacy instruction. Under the Learning Lab, this camp will continue to serve 40 youth using paid tutors who are ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ teacher candidates and formally trained remote tutors.
• - Managed by Miami faculty Leah Wasburn-Moses, Ph.D., currently serves 45 primary grade ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵs per year who are in foster care anywhere in Ohio. Fostering Reading has an innovative structure: Five IHEs across Ohio (Clark State, Ohio Wesleyan, Cedarville, Mount Union, Hocking College) recruit teacher candidates from their programs, with foster youth referred by local agencies and nonprofits. Tutoring is accomplished online during the academic year. Under the Learning Lab, this project will increase its numbers to 100.
• America Reads/America Counts - Managed by the Learning Lab, ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵs tutor K-6 ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵs in reading and math. ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ’s America Reads America Counts (ARAC) Program has transitioned from the Office of Community Engagement to the Learning Lab in The College of Education, Health, and Society (EHS). The Learning Lab continues the proud tradition of employing ALL undergraduate ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵs who are eligible for Federal Work Study with a passion for serving in our local community and working closely with children. As this initiative continues to grow and our partnerships develop over time, we believe that tutors and children alike will benefit from the collaborative work taking place between the America Reads America Counts Program and our partnership communities.

For our tutoring services, ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵs sign up for the entire term. Each term consists of 2-3 tutoring sessions per week, using a high-dosage tutoring model.

Students may be placed in individual or small-group tutoring sessions. We will work with your schedule to find a good time for your child's sessions.

Literacy and Math Tutoring

Now accepting ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵs in grades K-12 for individual or small-group tutoring. ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ vary. For Spring 2023, many tutoring programs are free of charge.

Special thanks to the Johnson Family Fund and the Ohio Department of Education!

Tutors of the Learning Lab have the ability to sign up for our resource center in the Engaging Technology Lab in McGuffey room 214.

In the resource center, we have books, manipulatives, fidgets, phonics rods, wobble stools, sample lessons, vocabulary maps, etc. These are available to be checked out for up to two weeks at a time.

How To Enroll

Fill out the Learning Lab Resource Center's . Once you have signed up for the Learning Lab Resource Center, from the Learning Lab Resource Library.

Are you interested in your child being tutored by up-and-coming educators who focus on literacy research?

Graduates of our programs are highly sought-after to teach in schools in Ohio and across the country, and have been recognized for their distinguished innovation and leadership in curriculum, instruction, and ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ engagement.

Do you want to improve your child's understanding of grade-level concepts being introduced in school?

You are in luck! The ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ Learning Lab is a new program that hosts tutoring programs! We opened in Spring 2022!