Academics
Specialized Programs
Differentiated Learning
Our Breakthrough and SpARK programs meet the individual learning needs of students within the framework of Woodland’s curricular requirements. Supporting the belief that students learn in different ways, our learning specialists work with students, faculty, parents, and administrators to identify individual needs and decide how best to address those needs.
Breakthrough Academic Support
Woodland's Breakthrough Program offers support for students in grades 1st–8th with an average IQ and a diagnosed learning disability. Click here to view Breakthrough tuition.
Lower School Breakthrough (1st-4th) provides targeted support for students with diagnosed learning disabilities, primarily reading. Using research-based, multisensory instruction, the Breakthrough teacher provides individualized and small-group intervention while collaborating with classroom teachers.
Middle School Breakthrough (5th-8th) supports students with average and above-average intellectual ability who have diagnosed learning disabilities that interfere with classroom progress. In Middle School, the program shifts toward helping students become independent learners and self-advocates while continuing to provide academic support and accommodations. Students meet with the Breakthrough teacher during scheduled times.
SpARK for Gifted Learners
SpARK (Special Abilities Reaching for Knowledge) is Woodland’s gifted program and serves the needs of students in grades 2nd-5th with high cognitive and academic ability. These children are identified by the criteria of IQ, standardized test results, grades, and teacher recommendation. SpARK is a pullout program in which students leave their classrooms once a week for approximately two hours to receive specific instruction in critical thinking, creative problem-solving, and research skills from teacher-created enrichment curricula. Students accumulate a portfolio of work and are evaluated at the end of each semester. Click here to view SpARK tuition.
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