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DSF provides funding for struggling readers who can demonstrate financial need. Applicants will need to provide third-party documentation of financial need (e.g., a Medicaid card, evidence of qualification for public school reduced lunch program, or eligibility for SNAP/EBT).
A teacher, health care provider, or parent identifies the student's need for intervention. The parent applies to DSF. The parent will be asked to complete a risk screening test if the child does not already have a dyslexia diagnosis.
When we have funding available, we move forward to confirm next steps for applicant families.
Families are asked to confirm that they qualify for DSF support by providing third party confirmation of low income: a Medicaid card, or evidence of eligibility for SNAP/EBT benefits, or free/reduced-price school lunch.
DSF works with the family and Lexercise's network of expert literacy specialists to schedule weekly online intervention sessions and daily online practice at a time that will allow for the student and a parent or guardian to participate with consistency.
DSF pays for the intervention. DSF does ask parents to be involved in the intervention for better outcomes, and asks families to place a small refundable deposit, which is returned at the end of the intervention.
Scholarship payments are made directly to a service provider selected by the Foundation based on:
The availability of scholarships is subject to the Foundation's funding. DSF funds services for children ages 6 to 14. Recipients will be asked to provide a refundable deposit.
