The Children's Dyslexia Center of Lancaster held its 19th annual Celebration of Achievement on July 28 at the Lancaster Masonic Center. Eight of the 12 children graduating from the program were in attendance. The graduates are Gabriel Berube, Aleah Bruner, Kamill Colon, John Deckman, Jenna Denlinger, Alayna Knudsen, Harper Reisinger, Laila Rothermel, Lukas Shaffer, Audrey Waltman, and Jeanine Zerbe.

Heather Brown, director of the center, presented each graduate with a signed certificate, a personalized booklet of his or her reading journey, a collection of thank-you speeches from fellow graduates, and an autograph bear, the mascot adopted by the Children's Dyslexia Centers Inc., as a keepsake. Students presented words of thanks to their tutors and the Board of Governors for the services they received. The Lancaster Lodge of Perfection of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite Masons presented a $6,000 check from the sixth annual Bowling Night Fundraiser. The Celebration of Achievement came to a close with an ice cream social.

The center, sponsored by the Lancaster Lodge of Perfection, is one of six centers in Pennsylvania providing tutoring at no charge to children from elementary through high school who fit a dyslexic profile. Children are eligible regardless of economic status or Masonic affiliation. The Orton-Gillingham Approach is used as the basis for tutoring and tutor training. This method is a sequential, multisensory, phonetic approach to language. More than 250 children have received services through the center since its opening in 2002.

For more information about the Children's Dyslexia Center of Lancaster, call 717-481-5680 or email lancaster@cdcinc.org.