reading clinic
Definition
Noun: A specialized facility or program that provides assessment, diagnosis, and remedial instruction for individuals with reading difficulties or disabilities.
Usage
A "reading clinic" is a specific type of educational or therapeutic service center. It is used to describe the place or program itself. - The university runs a summer reading clinic for elementary school students. - After his diagnosis, they enrolled him in a reading clinic to improve his phonics skills.
Advanced Usage
- Clinical Setting: The term often implies a structured, diagnostic, and intervention-focused approach, similar to a medical clinic but for educational challenges.
- Contexts: Commonly mentioned in academic, educational psychology, and special education contexts.
Variants and Related Words
- Reading specialist: (noun) A professional who provides expert instruction in reading, often working in or associated with a reading clinic.
- Literacy center: (noun) A broader term that may offer similar services but is not exclusively focused on remediation for disabilities.
Synonyms
- Literacy clinic
- Remedial reading center
Related Phrases
- To attend a reading clinic: The typical phrase used to describe receiving services.
- She attends a reading clinic twice a week.
- Reading clinic services: Refers to the specific interventions provided.
- The school district is expanding its reading clinic services.
Noun
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a clinic for people with reading disabilities
