THE PRENTICE APPROACH

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

English Language Arts (ELA) / Science of Reading (SoR)

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

Writing

Our Step Up To Writing program includes the multi-sensory teaching, the Expanding Expression Tool (EET), the Story Grammar Marker and Don Johnston assistive technologies to help our students master writing skills.

Math

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

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.

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.

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.

Social Emotional Learning (SEL)

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.

Executive Function (EF)

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.

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.

School Accountability Report Card (SARC)

By February 1 of each year, every school in California is required by state law to publish a School Accountability Report Card (SARC). The SARC contains information about the condition and performance of each California public school or nonpublic school.

– For more information about SARC requirements, see the California Department of Education (CDE) SARC Web page at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/sa/.

– For additional information about the school, parents/guardians and community members should contact the Head of School or Director of Program.

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