USM SMART Learning Lab
The USM SMART Learning Lab on the USM Gorham campus provides free and low-cost, evidence-based reading tutoring to grades K-5 struggling students as well as free professional development opportunities for teachers.
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Learning Disabilities Association of Maine

This Maine organization provides support and information, including an annual conference, to parents and educators of children with many types of learning disabilities including dyslexia.
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Maine Parents Federation

This statewide nonprofit organization provides information, advocacy, education, and training to parents and professionals to benefit all Maine children.
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Southern Maine Parent Awareness

This nonprofit group serves York and Cumberland counties in Maine. It helps parents prepare for IEP/Individualized Education Plan meetings and also offers workshops on special topics.
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The Children’s Dyslexia Centers of Maine

The Centers in Portland and Bangor provide free one-to-one tutoring for children with diagnosed dyslexia. See this site to connect to the Maine centers in Portland and Bangor. The centers also offer a free, rigorous tutor training course with supervised tutoring experience.
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Raising Readers

This ten-year-old non-profit promotes reading aloud to children in Maine, ages birth to five years. New books are given to children through family practice and pediatric providers throughout the state. The site promotes helping children enjoy reading and language by exposing them to ‘colorful, wonderful’ books. Information for parents about reading to children are written in English, Somali, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Spanish. There are also resources for childhood educators and healthcare providers.
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