The 学习服务 Dep艺术ment supports children with diverse learning needs from 幼儿园 to grade nine. 主要的, 较低的, and 上学校 specialists work in collaboration with classroom teachers to ensure that each child has the specific support he or she needs to establish a strong foundation of academic and life skills. 由马萨诸塞州有执照的学校心理学家指导, 该部门包括学习专家, 阅读专家, 还有一位语言病理学家, 他们都了解孩子独特的学习方式. In-school screenings are conducted as needed in order to assess progress and needs. 从这些筛选中获得的信息, 结合外部神经心理学评估, is used to create learning profiles that are shared with classroom teachers. 在每个年级, 专家单独提供学术支持, 在小团体环境中, or integrated into the classroom based on a child’s learning profile.
在 小学, students may work with 阅读专家 or speech/language pathologist. Support is provided individually, in small groups, or in the classroom. Specialists closely monitor the progress of each child, providing intervention as needed. 正式评估后, some students p艺术icipate in specialized reading programs such as Orton-Gillingham, RAVE-O, 或者视觉化和语言化. Formal speech and language evaluations may be conducted in the area of 艺术iculation and/or expressive and receptive language. 在上课时间提供演讲和语言支持.
在 较低的学校, children requiring specialized reading support have an opportunity to work with a trained reading specialist either individually or in a small group. Our reading specialist is trained in Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, RAVE-O, and Read Naturally. 除了, a learning specialist is available to work in the classroom and with small groups. Some students with diagnosed learning differences qualify for additional one-on-one academic support, which can be provided by the learning specialist for an additional school fee.
在 上学校,我们会根据学生的需要提供不同程度的支援. Fay’s qualified learning specialists address the needs of any student who, 由于他们不同的学习方式, 学习速度, 或者教育背景, 可能需要短期, 一对一的学术支持,以充分发挥他们的潜力. 在团队会议期间, specialists also share specific strategies and tools with teachers to facilitate student success. Such support may include developing and strengthening organizational skills, teaching how to plan and complete a long-term assignment or project, 或者提高数学和写作技能.
个性化的学术支持 with a learning specialist is available for an additional fee (in grades 5-9) to students with documented learning needs. 课程安排在上学日, and learning specialists work with the faculty to ensure they understand the learning profiles of their students with documented learning differences. These learning profiles are used to appropriately shape the learning experience to enhance each student’s strengths and provide support to help these students become confident, 独立的学习者. Profiles are made available to 父母 as well as to the teachers who have the student in their class.