Special Education Programs
Interactions Program
Interactions programming supports students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). ASD impacts how people understand what they see, hear and sense. This lifelong disability can result in difficulties in communication, social relationships, behaviour or learning. Although some students with ASD achieve at grade level, many have uneven or delayed achievement.
GOALS
- Improve communication, social interaction and behaviour while developing academic skills
BENEFITS
- Demonstrate growth in communication skills
- Demonstrate growth in building and maintaining relationships, and understanding social situations
- Demonstrate growth in managing frustration and problem-solving
- Improved ability to handle change or challenging emotions (e.g., anxiety)
- Development of life skills to support independent living and employment
PROGRAM DELIVERY
- Structured environment with regular routines
- Smaller classes for more targeted instruction
- Visual aids, concrete examples and hands-on activities
- Frequent praise and other meaningful rewards to help students adopt positive behaviours and attitudes
- Opportunities to join other classes for instruction in a student’s areas of strength
ELIGIBILITY
To be eligible for programming, students must be:
- Grade1 to Grade 12
- Clinically diagnosed with ASD
- Demonstrating stereotyped behaviours, and have severe impairment in social interactions and communication
Contact the school for information and eligibility for Interactions.
Literacy Program
Literacy is more than just knowing how to read and write—it’s about making sense of the information you see. For students requiring academic support, Literacy programming helps them develop the skills and abilities to achieve in all subject areas.
GOALS
- Build literacy skills in a broader sense—understanding information in the form of words, symbols, numbers, patterns, pictures, graphs and more
BENEFITS
- Improved ability to read, interpret, comprehend, analyze and express meaning
- Improved ability to understand and solve math concepts
- Applying different ways of studying, remembering and organizing information
- Positive attitudes towards learning and improved self-esteem
PROGRAM DELIVERY
- Focus on literacy and math instruction
- Visual aids, specific examples and hands-on activities
- Smaller classes for more targeted instruction
- Opportunities to join other classes for instruction in a student’s area of strength
ELIGIBILITY
Students must be in Grades 4 to 6 and meet eligibility requirements. Contact the school for information and eligibility for Literacy