Special Education Programs John Paul II School

ELI-Early Literacy Intervention (Grades 1-3)

The ELI program is for students in grade 1(after Christmas), grade 2, and grade 3 (before Christmas). It was developed to help children improve their literacy skills. Students are recommended to the ELI teacher by the classroom teacher. Groups are based on the needs of the children and run in six week rotations. Students receive 35 minutes of small group instruction each day.

Program Support (Grade 3-4)

Program Support is a pull out program for students in grade 3 (after Christmas) and grade 4 who are continuing to have difficulties with reading and writing. Students are recommended to Special Education Coordinator based on diagnostic assessments completed by the home room teachers. Each group of students is unique and the groups are created and rotated based on the needs of the students. Program Support differs from Early Intervention in that it supports what is already going on in the class, and is not a separate program. Program Support groups meet anywhere from 2-4 times a week based on student needs and support availability.

LAP-Learning Assistance Program (Grades 5-6)

LAP is offered to those students in grade 5 and 6 who are a minimum of two grade levels behind in Math or Language Arts. It is a scheduled pull out program working with students at his/her current level of functioning in these subject areas. Students are recommended into LAP to Special Education Coordinator based on diagnostic testing from the home room teacher and academic testing completed by a Level B Assessor.

LAP-Learning Assistance Program (Grades 7-8)

LAP Math and LA is a pull out program that is offered to those students in grade 7 and 8 who are two grade levels behind in the area of Math. It is a pull out program that is scheduled during the same math block as their home room. Students are recommended into LAP to Special Education Coordinator based on diagnostic testing from the home room teacher and academic testing completed by a Level B Assessor.