Homework, when attempted under the proper supervision is a very effective reinforcing tool for students with learning disabilities. Generally, students are assigned up to one hour of homework each day, Monday through Thursday. Students usually do their homework in residence at an assigned time. Homework may be assigned on weekends but this is an individual decision on the part of teachers. Homework assignments review information previously learned by the student or follow up what has been taught in class.
Counsellors assist and monitor students during their homework periods.
Consequences for not completing homework are assigned on an individual basis. An equally significant component of the residence program is the development of appropriate social behaviour through social skills training. Research about learning disabilities indicates that in addition to academic disabilities, most students with learning disabilities have social skills deficits. Throughout the process the residence counsellor actively consults with the student, the home room teacher and the parents in the design and implementation of the program. Parents are asked to support the transfer of the skills learned in the program to the home setting.