Strategies

The Strategies program is designed to provide intervention for students whose intelligence is measured as average to above average with significant academic delays. LaPerle Elementary School offers two classes, Grades 4/5 and 5/6 combined. Class sizes are smaller at approximately 14 students per class and students receive targeted interventions primarily focused on literacy and numeracy. This is not a regular registered program. Students must qualify (see below) and conversations around registration begin at the students community school. Students attending LaPerle's Strategies classes from outside our school boundaries receive transportation which the community school will help organize with the family.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Strategies programming supports students with learning disabilities whose intelligence is measured as average to above average and who have significant academic delays. Learning disabilities are complex and can vary from person to person, requiring flexible instruction that meets each student’s unique needs.

GOALS

• Improve academic skills
• Develop strategies to manage learning challenges with the goal of returning to regular programming as soon as possible

BENEFITS

• Improved reading, writing, listening and comprehension skills
• Application of strategies for studying, remembering and organizing information
• Increased responsibility for  learning—planning ahead, setting goals and monitoring progress

PROGRAM DELIVERY

• Visual aids, concrete examples and hands-on activities
• Smaller classes for more targeted instruction
• Opportunities to access other classes for instruction in a student’s area of strength   

ELIGIBILITY

To be eligible for programming, students must be:

• in Grades 3 to 12
• diagnosed with a learning disability
• demonstrating significant academic delays despite adequate intellectual, linguistic, sensory and emotional development