“The Clubhouse” is a free literacy outreach service provided to the children of Hancock County and surrounding areas sponsored by The University of Findlay Reading and Literacy Center. The purpose of this program is two-fold: to provide reading and literacy instruction and support for school-age children and to provide an authentic experience for the University’s teacher education candidates. The mission of “The Clubhouse” is to provide struggling readers with a safe and encouraging environment for specific assessment-based intervention.  



The weekly program is designed to provide the children with an engaging, multi-sensory environment to facilitate a child-friendly, stimulating, language-rich environment to support learning, interest in reading, and interventions using small group instruction. This is accomplished with the aid of hands-on educational games and activities, manipulatives, assistive devices, educational software, a wide variety of children’s literature, and puppets. Currently, “The Clubhouse” is offered twice a week, Monday and Thursday evenings, from 5:30-6:45. 

“The Clubhouse” also offers math assessment and intervention. This program will focus on providing children with a stimulating, engaging, and encouraging small group instruction.   

For more information contact Patty Holcomb at holcomb@findlay.edu.