Darlington School: Private Boarding School in Georgia Accelerated Learning Program for Dyslexia
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Accelerated Learning Program for Dyslexia

Building a foundation for academic success.

Darlington is the only school in Northwest Georgia to offer a program specifically designed to support students with dyslexia. Focusing on grades 2-5, the Accelerated Learning Program for Dyslexia provides necessary remediation with experienced learning specialists, while enabling students with dyslexia enrolled in the program to receive the full Darlington experience.

Program Highlights

  • Intensive remediation happens during Spanish and English classes.
  • We use the Orton-Gillingham Method of reading instruction, which teaches phonetic awareness, decoding and encoding.
  • Remediation is conducted by four highly experienced reading specialists.
  • To ensure success in all courses, all pre-K to 5 teachers, assistants and administrators are Orton-Gillingham trained.
  • Students are evaluated at the end of each year with the goal being to move them out of the program after two years of intensive remediation.
  • Even after they are moved out of the program, students will continue to be supported by Darlington’s Teaching and Learning Center throughout their Darlington career as needed, free of charge.

Criteria

  • Student must apply and be accepted to Darlington.
  • Participants must be diagnosed with Dyslexia.
  • Reading and math screenings will be conducted once a student has applied.
 Cost: Regular tuition plus $6,000 program fee
DIRECTOR SPOTLIGHT
Meet Jessica Laliberte

Jessica Laliberte directs the Accelerated Learning Program for Dyslexia, bringing over 25 years of educational expertise to Darlington's transformative learning support initiatives. With extensive training in Wilson and Orton-Gillingham methodologies, as well as decades of classroom teaching and leadership experience, she pioneers innovative approaches that transform how students, families, and educators work together.

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LEARNING SPECIALIST SPOTLIGHT
Meet Julia Houston

With more than 30 years of experience in education, Dr. Julia Houston works with students enrolled in Darlington's Accelerated Learning Program for Dyslexia. She holds numerous certifications, including a Reading Endorsement and a Special Education (General Curriculum) and Dyslexia Endorsement, and has completed the Institute for Multi-Sensory Education’s Comprehensive IMSE Orton-Gillingham Training.

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LEARNING SPECIALIST SPOTLIGHT
Meet Celeste Rivers

With over 25 years of experience in education, Dr. Celeste Rivers is passionate about sharing the gift of reading. A certified Wilson FUNDATIONS Facilitator who is also trained in Language Essentials for Teachers in Reading and Spelling as well as Orton-Gillingham, she works with students enrolled in Darlington's Accelerated Learning Program for Dyslexia.

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LEARNING SPECIALIST SPOTLIGHT
Meet Molly Jordan

Molly Jordan is an Orton-Gillingham-certified Classroom Educator who works with students enrolled in Darlington's Accelerated Learning Program for Dyslexia. With more than 20 years of experience in education, she has spent the majority of her career as a classroom teacher and is skilled at serving the needs of students with different learning profiles.

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Glenn Teaching and Learning Center

Founded in 2006, Darlington School’s Glenn Teaching and Learning Center provides individualized academic support to students Pre-K to 12 with identified learning differences.

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The best way to learn more about the Accelerated Learning Program for Dyslexia is to set up a campus visit.

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