DLS offers the services listed below to help those with learning disabilities. To recognize that a learning problem may exist, one should heed the early warning signs of a learning disability and determine when to seek help.
- Assessments
- Educational and Speech Therapy
- Tutoring:
Individual tutoring sessions assist in the mastery of academic subjects and are often used in conjunction with educational therapy. Tutors help develop plans to complete required school assignments and to improve performance in a specific subject area. Sessions are 50-minutes and offered on a weekly basis. - Educational Counseling:
DLS staff work with many students who have been medically diagnosed with attention problems. - School Consultation:
DLS staff frequently serve as consultants and work collaboratively with school personnel as they develop educational programs for students. School consultation may include one or more of the following:- Observations:
Observing within the classroom, resource room or throughout the school setting. - Prescriptive Program Designs:
Designing curriculum for specific skill areas such as phonological awareness, structured language, reading comprehension, written expression, study skills, math. - Individual Education Program (IEP)/504 Plan Development:
Using evaluation data to assist in developing IEPs and 504s suitable for students with unique learning profiles, incorporating appropriate teaching strategies, and designing creative service delivery models. - Record Review:
Reviewing a student's cumulative assessment file in order to make educational recommendations. - Data Analysis and Curriculum Planning:
Analyzing test results within a student's cumulative file in order to develop an instructional program. - Telephone Conferences
- Observations:
- Small Group Instruction and Independent Studies
