The Children's Dyslexia Center of Lancaster held its 21st annual Celebration of Achievement on June 7 at Stayer Hall, located on Millersville University's campus. Seven graduates from the program were in attendance: Chloe Britcher-Walters, Weston Elmore, Xander Hester, Bryce Moyer, Cian Rice, Rowan Suckau, and Olivia Walburn.

Heather Brown, director of the center, presented each graduate with a certificate; a personalized booklet of his or her reading journey; 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 event concluded with an ice cream social.

The center, sponsored by Scottish Rite Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, is one of six Children's Dyslexia Centers in Pennsylvania; the sites provide tutoring at no charge to children from elementary through high school who fit a dyslexic profile. The center recently moved from downtown Lancaster to Millersville's campus. Children are eligible regardless of economic status, and they do not need a dyslexia diagnosis to attend. As the basis for tutoring and tutor training, the center uses the Structured Literacy approach - a sequential, multisensory, phonetic approach to language, based on the Orton-Gillingham method. Nearly 300 children have received services through the center since its opening in 2002.

To enroll a child or for information about training and certification, email cdclancasterpa@gmail.com.