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Academic Support Program 
In order to optimize student learning, St. David's School offers the Academic Support
Program to qualified students. Highly trained learning specialists will work with
students on a weekly basis to provide curriculum-based services. The goal of the
program is to support students in their academic endeavors at St. David's School
while fostering independent learning for a lifetime.
Services Offered
For Lower, Middle and Upper School Students:
- Individual Reading Instruction: Two 45-minute sessions
per week comprised of systematic, multi-sensory reading instruction targeting phonics,
fluency, and comprehension skills.
Cost: $1,600 per semester
- Individual Curriculum Intervention: Two 45-minute sessions
per week consisting of academic skill-building and strategy intervention.
Cost: $1,600 per semester
Additional services will include review and supervision of classroom accommodations
as well as biannual Student Support Team meetings. The Student Support Team comprises
a student's parent, teachers, and the learning specialist.
In order to qualify for the Academic Support Program, students must
meet the following criteria:
- Documentation of a complete educational evaluation completed by a licensed psychologist, an educational therapist or a speech/language pathologist current within the past three years.
- Diagnosis of a learning disability and/or ADHD.
- Interview with students, parents and learning specialist.
Once a student is accepted into the Academic Support Program, full payment is due
upon the start of the semester and is nonrefundable. If you are interested in enrolling
your child in the Academic Support Program for the school year, please
contact LeeAnne Whitworth, director of
academic support, at 782-3331, extension 308.
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Helpful Links
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Additude Magazine is a resource for helpful information concerning Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder for people of all ages. This is the link to the online supplement.
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder is a national non-profit organization which provides information for individuals with AD/HD.
LD Success is a guide to six success attributes based on a twenty-year longitudinal study conducted by the Frostig Center in Pasadena, CA, a non-profit organization that workds woth students that have learning disabilities.
The International Dylslexia Association is dedicated to the study and treatment of the learning disability dyzlexia, as well as other related language-based learning disabilities.
Learning Disabilities Association of America is the largest non-profit organization advocating for individuals with learning disabilities.
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association provides helpful information for the public to help understand communication and communication disorders. |
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