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Students With Learning Differences
Students With Learning Differences
In accordance with best practice as set forth by the National Association of Independent Schools, Laurel School supports students with learning differences in the following ways:
- By allowing a qualified individual with a disability to participate in its program;
- By refraining from imposing nonessential eligibility criteria that screen out individuals with disabilities from participation;
- By making reasonable modifications to policies, procedures, and practices as necessary in order for the student to have equal access to school programs, unless such modifications would fundamentally alter the nature of the school programs;
- By ensuring effective communication with students with disabilities, through using auxiliary aides or services, to the extent such provision fundamentally does not alter services offered and/or does not result in an undue burden.
Students with diagnosed learning disabilities or suspected academic difficulties are supported primarily through the intervention of the learning specialists and the School Psychologist. If a student is experiencing academic difficulties, a time will be scheduled for testing to be done, either through school resources or through an outside testing agency. Once a student’s difficulty is identified, her work with the learning specialist and classroom teachers can become targeted.
