The FLEC Reading
Program is used
to remediate reading difficulties. In 2000, the National Reading
Panel determined that good reading programs include phonemic awareness,
phonics, vocabulary, comprehension, and fluency. Developed by our
staff, the FLEC Reading Program addresses all five of these areas in
addition to underlying processing skills.
PACE
works
on the underlying thinking and processing skills that allow
academics to make sense. It is a highly structured program with
sequential activities designed to improve working memory, logic, and
reasoning, visual and auditory skills, and increase processing speed.
More
information about the PACE program.
Samonas
is a
series of scientifically designed CDs of classical music and nature
sounds that stimulate the language and listening center of the
brain. Listening to Samonas will calm the student while they
work, and increase their attention and focus. Sound therapy helps
with tonal processing and speech problems, partial hearing loss,
irritability, and hypersensitivity to sound.
Visualizing
and
Verbalizing teaches students how to
visualize what they are reading, and how to verbalize what they
imagine. Students have increased comprehension, are able to make
movies in their minds while they read, and retain more details about
what they have read.
Discover
Math,
by the Reading Foundation, is
a multisensory approach to math. Manipulatives, language, and mental
imagery are used to provide an understanding of math operations and
concepts. Discover Math covers all content areas in the math
curriculum. (To access the Discover Math
informational site, first click on "programs for students," and then on
"Discover Math Program.")
Our
Organized
Student program focuses on executive function skills, teaching practical techniques for
organization, attention, memory, note taking skills, study skills, and
test-taking skills. Prior to beginning the
program, students meet with an organizational specialist
to organize their locker, desk, and backpack. A filing system and
portable desk are developed based on the student's needs. This is
monitored weekly by the student's "coach," and adjustments are made as
needed.
The
Homework Club
is for students who have no processing deficits, but need help with
academic subjects. Students may work one-on-one or in a group of
three depending on their individual needs.
