The Teaching and Learning Center is designed to support and enhance the academic experience of all students in grades pre-K to 12, while directly serving students who have documented learning differences (LD, AD/HD). Darlington recognizes that successful students are a product of many influential people. Teachers, parents, advisers, coaches, and support personnel are the vital members of our community who contribute to a child’s positive school experience. The role of Darlington’s learning specialists is to provide support to the entire community through instruction, professional development, parent resources.
Student Support Team
If a child is struggling academically and a learning difference is suspected, the classroom teacher, along with the administrations and the Learning Center, will meet to determine the best course of action moving forward. If a learning difference is suspected, testing may be recommended. The process differs slightly depending on the age and grade of the student and the reason for the referral.
Accommodations & Interventions
In assessing the best ways to support a student academically, the Learning Specialist works with the Grade-Level Team to provide a variety of interventions and strategies for that student through the Student Action Plan. Students are required to have a comprehensive evaluation on file to receive services through the Pre-K to 8 Learning Center. The Teaching and Learning Center will implement many of the strategies suggested as a result of the evaluation. For example, students may qualify to receive extended time for tests or be allowed to take them in a small group setting. The team evaluates the effectiveness of all strategies once they are implemented, and non-effective strategies will be documented and discontinued.
For more details, please contact Jessica Laliberte, the Director of the Teaching and Learning Center.
