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classroom observation, teacher and parent information, and assessment results, a recommendation for placement in the Speech-Language Program might be made. Areas of concern may include listening skills, writing skills, memory skills, social skills, and/or articulation. Skill development tasks and other activities are determined per individual student need. This is a non-academic intervention program, although a curriculum-based approach is used in the program. Students enrolled in this program must have a regularly scheduled daily study hall. Students meet with Padua’s licensed Speech- Language Pathologist on a weekly basis.
INTERVENTION PROGRAM Mathematics Tutoring: Grades 9-12
Students who are struggling in the area of math may be able to receive assistance from a math tutor. Referral may also come through the student’s assigned counselor in consultation with the student’s current math instructor. During a study hall period or after school, students are given the support to progress their understanding of grade-level math content individually or in small-group settings.
Language Arts Intervention: Grades 9-12
Students who are struggling in the area of language arts may be referred, through an intervention process, to receive remedial language arts support. Referral comes through the student’s assigned counselor in consultation with the student’s current language arts instructor. Those who are accepted into the interventional support program will be provided services in the subject of language arts in a small-group setting by a licensed Intervention Specialist. During a study hall period, each individual student is given the tools and support to progress their understanding of grade-level language arts and writing content. The Intervention Specialist will identify students’ specific areas of need in language arts, develop writing skills, and teach effective study skills. Acceptance into the interventional support program must be conducted through the intervention review process and is on a space-available basis.
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