The Dorothy Mae Vernon Lydecker Westdyke Reading Clinic

In operation since 1944, and now known as The Dorothy Mae Vernon Lydecker Westdyke Reading Clinic at William Paterson University, the clinic offers comprehensive tutoring, remediation, and reading intervention services for local area students in grades K-12. Our tutors are certified teachers or reading specialists who are alumni of our MEd in Literacy or Reading Specialist programs. Tutors work with small groups (typically two students per tutor) privately in the labs in the clinic located approximately two miles away from the main WP campus at 1600 Valley Road in Wayne, NJ.

Diagnostic Teaching

Our tutors work with children in small settings designed to:

○ Aid in finding each child's educational and functional level through formal and informal testing
○ Systematically select and implement specific teaching approaches suited to the child's interests and learning style
○ Ascertain the best methods through which the child will learn
○ Ascertain the child's learning strengths through the teacher/tutor relationship or from the child's own study habits
○ Help the student understand his/her problem an devise a plan of action to help him/her
○ Encourage reading as a lifetime experience

New for 2024-2025

For the 2024-2025 academic year, students meet with their tutor for a 75-minute session weekly over the course of 18 sessions from October through March. Current program information, including session dates and fees, is available here.

We look forward to seeing you and your child in the Reading Clinic.

If you have any questions or would like additional information, please contact:
Cicile Samiz at the Reading Clinic
Email: readingclinic@wpunj.edu