The LS department works to provide additional support for students, teachers, and parents in the school to help meet each student’s individual needs. We believe that the best way to achieve this goal is through an inclusive education model.
“The fundamental principle of inclusive education is the valuing of diversity within the human community…. When inclusive education is fully embraced, we abandon the idea that children have to become 'normal' in order to contribute to the world…. We begin to look beyond typical ways of becoming valued members of the community, and in doing so, begin to realize the achievable goal of providing all children with an authentic sense of belonging.” – Norman Kunc
The Learning Support department provides:
Accommodations and modifications for students
In-class support
When necessary, small group instruction and/or 1-on-1 support
Individualized Learning Plans (ILP) with individual goals
Support Overview (SO) for lower level students without individual goals
Professional development for staff
We currently support students who have mild to moderate disabilities and learning needs
Students can qualify for Learning Support if:
Diagnosed disability or other health impairment
More than one year behind in any academic area
Behavior program needed beyond what is reasonably expected from classroom management strategies
Repeated dangerous behavior
Self-management impacts their ability to learn
*Behavior programs must be connected to a positive behavior system being used at a minimum daily
Previous services or IEP equivalent documentation
Receiving outside support through specialists such as speech therapy
Assessments we can administer LS Assessments not requiring parental permission but do require parent notification
Developmental Reading Assessment-2 (DRA): K-5 reading assessment for both fluency and comprehension
DIBELS: Reading and decoding
Dyslexia Portfolio: Looks at individual literacy skills including spelling
FLUHARTY-2: Non-diagnostic speech and language screening test for preschool age
STAGES Assessment Software: Assessment for students with moderate to severe disabilities looking at developmental stages
LS Assessments requiring parental permission
WJS IV: K-12 Academic battery
Key Maths: K-12 Mathematics skills
Dyslexia Screener: Online screener to help determine likelihood of dyslexia to use before a refer to diagnostic educational assessments
TVPS-R: Test of Visual-Perceptual Skills Revised
TAPS-R: Test of Auditory-Perceptual Skills Revised