HORIZONS

The Horizons Academic Support Program serves children from our Christian families. We provide support for students with a broad range of educational needs. The program is designed to help students reach their God-Given potential. We offer various levels of support and create a plan designed around the needs of the student.

LEXIA LAB

Based on the proven Orton-Gillingham method of reading remediation, Lexia's reading programs build phonemic awareness, sound-symbol correspondence, decoding fluency, phonics, vocabulary, and comprehension.

There is a minimal fee for this program.

Contact the LEXIA Lab coordinator for more information at lklein@wcsmiami.org

CAP

Course Achievement Program

The Course Achievement Program is designed for students in the 6^th through 8^th grades. Students must have a recent psycho- educational exam to qualify for the program. CAP courses are offered in English and Math. These courses cover the same curricular material as regular education courses but are taught at a less rapid pace by a special education teacher.

GRASP

Guidance, Remediation, Academic Support Program

The GRASP program is designed to remediate learning deficits as diagnosed through psycho-educational testing. Mental exercises and techniques are employed that strengthen weak areas.

1. Consultative Services K-8

This program is designed for students who have been diagnosed with a mild learning disability and do not need intensive remediation.

2. The Small Group Reading program provides instruction for students with a Language/Reading Disability.

q Comprehensive reading approach

q Prescriptive

q Multisensory

q Systematic, structured, and sequential

q Success Oriented

Educational therapists work with small groups of 2-3 students.

3. Clinical one to one program

The GRASP clinical one to one program is designed to give perceptual training to those students who are struggling academically in the classroom. Cognitive and perceptual techniques are employed that strengthen deficit areas as defined by psycho-educational testing.

An educational therapist provides a total of three hours of individual instruction weekly.

There is an additional fee for the GRASP program.

The GRASP program accepts students who have average to above average intelligence. The program is designed for the student with a learning disability and not for the student with a primary emotional, social, or medical dysfunction.

The admission procedures include:

q An application and fee

q A psycho-educational evaluation, completed within the past two years.

q An interview with the Director of Admission/or Director of Horizons Academic Support Program

q An official transcript, copy of most recent report card, and teacher recommendations

Contact the Horizons Director for more information at:

(305)233-2030 ext. 1285

lcaudales@wcsmiami.org