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SUCCESS STORIES — Dominique, age 17
Dominque is now 17, but she was sent to YTEC (Youth Treatment
& Education Court) at age 14. At that time, she had not attended
school regularly for years and could neither read nor write.
Dominque started first grade at the age of seven, but because
she had never been to school before, she quickly started falling
behind. According to her vocational counselor at YTEC, "The
continuous promotions from grade to grade only furthered the problem,
until it erupted into low self-image, fear, and embarrassment,
and then she became invisible, and began "ditching"
class after class. Eventually becoming truant, she left middle
school with little to no education. Attending YTEC, with personalized
help, allowed her to experience an environment free from fear."
Once Dominique started attending school through YTEC, she found
out that she really enjoyed learning and she advanced to a fourth
grade reading level. But, she was never going to be able to catch
up to grade level without significant literacy support. Unfortunately,
this support is very costly. City Youth Now helped to make it
possible for Dominique to work with literacy specialists at The
Reading Clinic.
Dominque wrote to let us know how she was doing:
“…When I started at the Reading Clinic I was reading
at a fourth grade level, writing at a third grade level, and comprehending
at a sixth grade level. I was seventeen years old. Now at the
age of eighteen I'm testing at high school level. I'm learning
at a faster pace. Each day my reading and writing skills get better
because of the foundation I learned at The Reading Clinic. I would
just like to say Thank you Volunteer Auxiliary for giving me this
great opportunity to want to better my education.
Sincerely,
Dominque”
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