Learning Support

 Dayspring offers many levels:

1.                  Accommodations – Individual strategies employed by the teacher to assist the

            student in the learning process.

2.                  Tutoring – Dayspring staff or peers

3.                  Remedial Program – Available through IU 13 for reading and math for students in

            grades DK-8*.  Testing required.

4.                  Modifications—A change in the course content, subject matter, and/or standard

            of evaluation applied to a given subject on behalf of a student with learning

            disabilities or profound learning problems.

5.                  Learning Resource Room – For students (grades 1-12 *) with learning differences

            or disabilities that are hindering learning or evaluation in the regular classroom. 

            LSP and LST are required. There is an additional fee for this service.

6.                  NILD Program – For students who have been identified as having learning disability. 

            Testing, LSP, and Learning Support Team required.

7.                  Work Study Program – Available for students with profound learning problems. 

            Testing, LSP, and Learning Support Team required.

            Cluster Program – Available for selected students with learning difficulties. 

            Hosted by the local Career and Technology Center.

8.                  Gifted and Talented Program – Individual LSP that designates specialized program

            and/or schedule to meet the student’s needs.

9.                  Search and Teach Program – Therapy offered to Kindergarten and 1st grade

            students to intervene and offer training to prevent or identify learning problems.

10.              Bright Horizons Program – is for students who have been diagnosed with

           profound learning problems.  Each student’s education is individualized to meet

           their needs.

 

 

Learning Resource Room

Purpose:  The Learning Resource Room at Dayspring Christian Academy is a tutorial program to assist students who have been identified as having significant academic difficulties in the regular classroom.  Learning Resource Room is a support offered to students and parents who need one to five sessions per week for homework help or specific training in addition to classroom instruction.  

Criteria:  Students will be admitted to the Learning Resource Room upon recommendation of the Learning Resource Team which is comprised of the Learning Resource teacher, the student’s classroom teacher, and Director of Special Needs and parents.  The team will base its recommendation on:

                ·         Stanford Achievement Test Scores

·         Psychological Testing

·         Teacher/Parental Assessments and checklists

·         Report Cards

·         Anecdotal Statements

 

Learning Resource Room Fees and Application 2011-2012

 

 

N.I.L.D. Discovery Center

National Institute of Learning Development (NILD) Therapy is a program designed for students with diagnosed learning disabilities.  NILD is therapy administered for two eighty-minute session twice a week with a trained therapist.  This therapy focuses on developing neurological paths in order for students to be successful in the classroom and in life.  NILD therapy typically lasts two to five years.

NILD is only available to students with a diagnosed disability showing a specific learning disability.  The therapy takes place during the school day and students are removed from classes as needed.  The students have a modified classroom work load and homework load. 

NILD therapy has a fee separate from Dayspring tuition.  See the registration form on the school’s website for more information.

 NILD Fees and Application 2011-2012

 

 

Bright Horizons Program

 Bright Horizons Program is a classroom for students with profound learning needs.  This is a program for children that are unable to learn in the typical educational setting.  The Bright Horizons program will partner with parents for two hours per day to give students educational training in basic skills.  The methods used are varied and will focus on the needs of the students.  This program will be distinctly Principle Approach and biblical in theory as well as child centered educationally.  Each student will have a Learning Support Plan (LSP) with goals for yearly growth.  Parents and teachers will meet on a regular basis to decide on the direction of the student’s growth. 

Bright Horizons Fees and Application 2011-2012