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Parallel Instruction is available for students who are not able to function successfully with a specific class group. The curriculum for these students is developed individually. Test scores as well as individual student performance in a given subject matter are used to determine the level of the educational material to be taught. A variety of methods and materials are used to teach each student at his/her educational level and learning style. Students receive instruction in Resource Room I during the same time that their classmates are receiving instruction in the same subject area in the classroom.
Educational Therapy is a program for students who have been diagnosed with learning disabilities or who exhibit characteristics of that type of learning difficulty. Educational therapy, based on a program developed by the National Institute for Learning Development (NILD), works to strengthen deficit areas of perception and to develop cognitive skills so that students can reach their academic potential.
Students receive individual educational therapy twice a week for an extended period of time (approximately 80 minutes). An educational therapist designs and administers a therapy program planned to strengthen each student’s deficit areas in perception and/or cognition.
The minimum duration of educational therapy is usually three to four years. The number of years in which a student is enrolled in the program will vary with the severity of the deficit and the commitment of the parents and student to the program.
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