The Learning Skills Program is a scheduled support program for a limited number of students who have been diagnosed with specific learning disabilities or learning differences. Classes meet daily and serve students in a small group setting in which they receive strategy instruction within content lessons. Objectives of the program include improving students' ability to respond to the demands of the regular college preparatory program and helping them develop independent compensatory skills for college. Students pursue five content area courses while they are enrolled in the Learning Skills Program.
Students receive an elective credit for successful completion of the class.
There is an additional charge for program services. Participation in the Learning Skills Program is contingent upon eligibility determined during the application process and is based on the personal interview and review of a completed admissions file. Generally, students have been fully tested by learning specialists and have been recommended by those specialists, educational consultants or by previously attended schools. Students are provided with integrated instruction and strategic tutoring in content area classes based on individual, prioritized need. The staff determines need based on student request, current grades, classroom teachers' comments and psychoeducation diagnostic reports.