Outreach

Partnerships

DYSLEXIA TUTORING PROGRAM

The mission of the Dyslexia Tutoring Program (DTP) is to work with low-income children and adults who are dyslexic or have a language-based learning disability. This is accomplished through a professional assessment, and if needed, tutoring by volunteer tutors whom we have trained in researched-based multi-sensory skills using the tenets of Orton-Gillingham, a method of teaching reading, writing, and spelling through supplemental programs proven to be the most effective. DTP routinely sponsors Baltimore City students to attend Jemicy’s summer camp and benefit from our creative, multisensory, research-based techniques.

UCNLEARN

Founded by dyslexic inventor and educator Amir Bar, UCNLEARN (you see and learn) builds innovative tools that emphasize visual, image-based learning for students with dyslexia, ESL/ELL learners, as well as learners in traditional classrooms. Jemicy’s JE Community is piloting an innovative app from UCNLEARN (Applaud! app in the Apple Store) for engaging, evidence-based, digital learning experiences. The Applaud! app is designed to digitalize the process of reading intervention. It leverages technology such as speech recognition, image recognition, and multisensory design to increase motivation and engagement. It allows our teachers to create blended learning experiences while keeping close track of the student’s progress with advanced learning analytics. The app was selected in Winter 2022 as a semi-finalist in the highly competitive Harvard President’s Innovation Challenge, and as part of an ongoing pilot, Jemicy provides UCNLEARN with important feedback for the development of additional features based on the user experience of our young learners.

Kennedy Krieger Institute

Kennedy Krieger Institute (KKI) is an international leader in improving the lives of tens of thousands of children and young adults through inpatient and day hospital programs, outpatient clinics, home and community services, education, and research. Jemicy School is engaged in ongoing research with KKI that involves looking at brain and learning differences in children ages 8 through 12 with reading difficulties. Specifically, the research will explore the impact of executive functions on reading, a particular area of interest for Jemicy School.

BINYAN YISROEL

Founded in 2023, Binyan Yisroel is designed to serve motivated students with diagnosed learning differences. Students receive both an excellent Judaic and General Studies education in a nurturing Orthodox environment. Binyan operates two distinct and separate divisions for boys and girls. The boys’ division is generously hosted at Talmudical Academy and the girls' division is generously hosted at Bais Yaakov. Jemicy School provides ongoing educational guidance to the faculty of Binyan Yisroel.