Education Studio
Contact us
1431 Assembly St.
Columbia, SC 29201
United States
Hours
Located in the Children's Room at Richland Library Main, the Education Studio is a carefully-curated collection of books and materials that support learning through a multisensory approach.
The specially-designed studio space provides quiet seating for homeschoolers, tutors and teachers to prepare and conduct lessons for children looking to improve their reading, writing, and handwriting skills.
Features
MULTISENSORY INSTRUCTION:
- Specifically designed to help all struggling readers by explicitly teaching the connection between letters and sounds.
- Combines listening, speaking, reading, and a tactile or kinesthetic activity.
- Multisensory techniques are motivating and engaging to many children.
TOOLS & RESOURCES:
We offer carefully curated collection of books and materials that support learning through a multisensory approach.
- Decodable readers for learning to read
- Reading Curriculums
- Homeschooling books
- IEW writing guides
- Handwriting Without Tears teacher guides
- Guides for teaching your child to read
- Hands-on math guides
- Books on dyslexia and ADHD
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES:
We offer classes for students and workshops for caregivers and educators
Preliteracy Class for 4 and 5 year-olds
Build early literacy and phonemic awareness skills through stories, hands on activities and imaginative play
Reading Skills Club for Rising 3rd Graders
Improve reading skills through learning games and activities (only offered in summer)
Building Confident Readers Workshop for Caregivers and Educators
Discover library resources and learn reading strategies to support struggling readers in first grade and older
BOOK A READING SPECIALIST:
Reading Specialists, trained in multisensory instruction, offer a personalized consultation with parents, tutors or caregivers on reading strategies and interventions.
To schedule a one-on-one appointment, call 803.929.3434.
MEET OUR TEAM:
Paula Coonce, Emily Johansson, and Amanda Wirth are Children's Room Reading Specialists committed to helping the children in our community experience reading success.
Emily Johansson
Amanda Wirth