THE PRENTICE DIFFERENCE

Prentice is designed for students who learn differently

By utilizing a multi-sensory teaching approach as our core instructional methodology we are able to teach your student in the way they learn. Our program strategies are applied in small groups, whole class, and school-wide learning. This helps students generalize their skills across classrooms and attain social skills. Because it's not limited to a specific curriculum, these techniques can serve an individual for a lifetime.

Structured Literacy

We follow the Orton-Gillingham Approach for our structured literacy program. This approach is a direct and prescriptive way to teach literacy when reading, writing, and spelling does not come easily to individuals

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English Language Arts

All students use Amplify, our Science of Reading (SoR) based English Language Arts program which provides purposeful and differentiated instruction.

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Writing

The Jane Schaffer Academic Writing Program empowers students with a structured, multisensory approach to writing that builds confidence, clarity, and skill, incorporating discussion at every stage and using color-coded graphic organizers to guide students from ideas to cohesive writings.

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Math

Using GO Math!, we offer a Common Core aligned program built to give equal attention to conceptual understanding, fluency, and application.

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Science & Science Lab

Our science program is built around Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Grades 1 - 5 attend Elementary Science and Grades 6 - 8 attend Science Lab.

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Social Studies & History

Our Common Core aligned Social Studies program is for grades 1 - 5. From grades 6 - 8, students attend Common Core aligned History class.

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Physical Education

All students (grades 1 - 8) attend PE multiple days per week. We have a dedicated PE teacher who offers daily sports, along with fun and inclusive activities for all students.

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Social Emotional Learning

Our SEL program is led by our licensed therapist. It is designed to help students develop healthy identities, manage emotions and achieve personal and collective goals, feel and show empathy for others, and make responsible and caring decisions.

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Mind Masters

Many students with learning disabilities have a deficit in their working memory. In conjunction with the Institute for Child Development & Family Relations at Cal State San Bernardino we've established our campus as a site for their renowned working memory research project.

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Executive Function

Students with language-based learning disorders often have trouble with executive functioning making it hard to focus, follow directions, and handle emotions, among other things. Our EF program works to build a set of mental skills including working memory, flexible thinking, and self-control.

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Social Communication

Social communication refers to the emergence of verbal and nonverbal skills, social interaction, and social cognition. Our program focuses on understanding and using appropriate facial expressions, eye contact, and body language.

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Frequent Questions About Our Program

Language-based learning disability refers to difficulties related to the understanding and use of spoken and written language. Individuals with these disabilities require instruction that is explicit, structured and multi-sensory.

While there are many types of learning disorders, The Prentice School typically enrolls students with dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, auditory processing disorder and visual processing disorder. Our students have deficits in working memory, processing speed and executive function. Many have attention processing disorders.

Prentice’s innovative multi-sensory program is common core aligned. Students learn the same topics and concepts as peers in traditional educational environments.

Yes. Students frequently break into leveled small groups of 4-8 peers. To assist with focused learning, small groups may be in alternate rooms or locations. All students go to science in our enrichment center, as well as PE.

In all grade levels 12 is the maximum number of students allowed in each class. In our elementary program, many of our subjects including Orton-Gillingham Structured Literacy, Math and Writing are small group structured.