Whitbred, April, Learning Support

What services to we provide for our students?

• Summertime: assistance with scheduling

• Provision of direct instruction addressing IEP goals and objectives during Study Skills, for which they earn up to .25 elective credits per semester (up to .5 elective credits per year)

• Assist students in gaining a better understanding of their individual strengths and needs, and in turn, how these strengths and needs relate to their own learning

• Assistance with organization of course materials

• Maintenance of an assignment book

• Assistance with assignment completion

• Clarification of assignment or assessment directions

• Assistance with long-term projects

• Clarification of concepts not understood in general education classes (re-teaching)

• Assistance with the development of test-taking skills and strategies

• Assistance with test preparation, such as the completion of study guides

• Assistance with scheduling in conjunction with counselors

What do we expect of our students?

• Complete homework assignments prior to Study Skills so that specific questions and skill areas may be addressed and remediated

• Maintenance of a daily assignment book or other organization system

• Development of self-advocacy skills