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Mount Tamalpais School offers many types of academic support and advising services.


• Learning Support:
Heather McCuskey, M.Ed.
Rebecca Barker, M.Ed.
The Learning Specialists serve students in all grades.  They provide assessment, direct instruction, and consultation with faculty, parents, and outside professionals.  Students are identified and referred to the Learning Support Program based on their screening results, observations in the classroom, and teacher recommendations. The services that the learning specialists provide include:

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First grade screening for all students
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Small group remedial instruction in language arts skills for first through fifth grade
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Classroom observation and teacher collaboration
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Assistance to classroom teachers regarding specific strategies, accommodations, and modifications
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In-depth screening of students on an individual basis (requires parental consent)
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Consultation and resources for parents
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Referrals for comprehensive evaluations and outside specialists including: Educational Psychologists, Educational Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Pathologists, Developmental Optometrists, Social Skills Professionals & Audiologists

• Learning Enrichment:
Michelle Patterson

The Learning Enrichment Teacher aims to provide students in 1st-5th grades with additional opportunities to excel and to stretch their intellectual capabilities in areas of academic strength or interest.  

This is accomplished through a variety of creative and engaging activities that spring from their literature books. Lessons include problem solving, manipulating and re-organizing the knowledge they already possess and taking risks with new materials and concepts.  

Students are identified and referred to the Learning Enrichment Program by their Classroom Teachers.  The Classroom Teachers, the Learning Enrichment Teacher and the Director of School work collaboratively to establish goals for meeting each student’s educational needs.

 

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