Learn By Doing
New Pathways Learning Academy, is invested in the future of our student’s bright young minds using…
– Evidence-based practices to enhance our educational program
– Provide professional development opportunities for our staff
– Facilitate access to specialized learning resources
– Create a supportive environment where each child can reach their full potential
Our curriculum director hand picks specific programs and events tailored to the needs of our differential learners. This provides an opportunity to showcase your child’s strengths while supporting a specific initiative that aligns with educational values.
We strive to provide up to date resources such as specialized learning materials, technology, and classroom equipment, you can make a direct impact on the quality of education our students receive.
Beyond the Books
Research shows that the structured literacy approach to literacy development implements multisensory approaches to teaching reading and spelling. Structured literacy approaches emphasize highly explicit and systematic teaching of essential components of literacy, including how to connect and combine sounds (phonology), letter patterns (orthography, mental orthographic images), and meanings of words and word parts (semantics and morphology). It combines visual, auditory, and kinesthetic/tactile strategies to help children with dyslexia or other reading difficulties. The approach involves explicit instruction, systematic phonics instruction, and multisensory activities to reinforce learning.
Academic Approach
Our curriculum director hand picks specific programs and events tailored to the needs of our differential learners. This provides an opportunity to showcase your child’s strengths while supporting a specific initiative that aligns with educational values.
We strive to provide up to date resources such as specialized learning materials, technology, and classroom equipment, you can make a direct impact on the quality of education our students receive.
It’s important to note that while these practices have shown to be effective, they should be implemented by only highly qualified and experienced professionals, such as highly trained or certified teachers and specialists who can provide individualized guidance and support based on the specific needs of each child.
Language Therapy
Learning differences refer to variations in the way individuals acquire and process information. These differences can encompass a wide range of challenges that affect various areas of learning, including reading, writing, math, organization, attention, and social skills. At times, this may involve difficulties in areas such as visual-spatial processing, executive functioning, memory, or auditory processing. Individualized language therapy is necessary to expand students’ understanding of semantic relationships between words. This can be established through categorization, association, and visual techniques. Students can be taught to use metacognition (world knowledge) and metalinguistic (language cues) to develop a richer vocabulary understanding.
Visual Supports
Such as visual schedules, visual cues, and visual organizers, are effective in supporting learning for children with learning disabilities. Visual supports provide a visual representation of information, making it easier for children to understand and remember concepts. They can include pictures, symbols, diagrams, and charts.
Hands-on manipulatives
Blocks, counters, and tactile materials, are effective in engaging children with learning disabilities. These manipulatives allow children to physically interact with the materials, reinforcing learning through touch and movement. They can be used in various subjects, such as math, science, and language arts.
Multisensory math
Instruction involves using multiple senses to teach math concepts. It may include manipulatives, visual representations, verbal explanations, and physical movements. This approach helps children with learning disabilities better understand and remember math concepts by engaging different senses.
Multi-sensory writing
Multisensory writing instruction incorporates visual, auditory, and kinesthetic/tactile strategies to teach writing skills. It may involve activities such as air writing, finger tracing, using sand or textured surfaces, and verbalizing the writing process. This approach helps children with learning disabilities to develop their writing skills by engaging multiple senses.gh t
Assistive Technology
Such as text-to-speech software, speech recognition software, and interactive learning apps, can support multisensory learning for children with learning disabilities. These tools provide alternative ways of accessing and processing information, accommodating different learning styles and needs.