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...Meeting the Needs of Students with
Learning
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Differences
A child with learning differences faces
many frustrating challenges and
pressures. The resulting feelings of
isolation and despair may keep a child
from reaching his or her full potential.
Finding a school or program that caters
to your child's individual needs can
lead to increased self-confidence and a
positive attitude toward the future.
Recent legislation requires
accommodations for students with
learning disabilities. Some schools and
colleges offer a minimal level of
support through general resources such
as tutorial writing and math centers.
Others provide the services of a
specialist who arranges for
individualized support services.
Additionally, there are schools and
colleges which are comprised exclusively
of students with learning disabilities.
With the wide range of options available
to learning disabled students, proper
research is needed before choosing an
educational program.
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Our
educational consultant gets to know you
and your child. The
assessment process entails more than
just the gathering of test scores. Our
consultants spend hours meeting with
both the student and family in order to
gain a better understanding of the
student's background and general
interests. A consultant combines the
knowledge gained through personal
interviews with information from school
transcripts, teacher comments and prior
testing to form a complete picture of
your child. This individualized approach
is crucial to finding the most suitable
educational setting.
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Our consultant may recommend
specialized tests. To
accurately identify your child's
individual needs, our consultant
may suggest further testing; We can
provide psycho-educational testing
services for the students We work
as a team with psychologists and other
counseling professionals to understand
your child's individual learning style.
We provides the thorough
and objective assessment
information necessary to help each
student and family formulate a
customized educational plan.
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Our consultant encourages your child's
independence. Successful
independence relies upon each student's
ability to identify a specific
challenge, develop appropriate
compensation strategies, and advocate
for him or herself. A critical part of
each decision is knowing when to
collaborate with a friend or parent,
consult with a mentor, or follow through
independently. We support students as
they seek a variety of opportunities to
pursue their interests.
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We got
extensive knowledge of schools and their
available support services.
Our Educational consultants visit and
evaluate hundreds of schools and
programs each year. Their knowledge of
each school's profile, including
student-teacher ratio, teacher
credentials, availability of learning
aids like computers and tape recorders,
and various characteristics of the
student body, provides you with
firsthand information about your
options. We can recommend appropriate
academic and vocational alternatives.
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We
listens to your special
concerns, thoroughly
investigates the options and
continues to monitor your
child's progress to ensure
that your child is placed in
an academically and socially
appropriate learning
environment
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We helps children define their own
personal strengths and challenges and
identify appropriate educational
settings which accommodate them.
Our consultants are skilled at
matching your child's individual
academic profile to a school or program
that addresses his or her unique
learning style.
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