Is the entire school fully committed to and structured around teaching children with learning differences?
Some schools offer special programs supplemental to their core curriculum in which the student attends special classes that others do not. Students with learning differences are an ancillary, not a primary, focus of the school. Moreover, the content curriculum may not be fully integrated with the learning strategies. Students with a learning difference may, therefore, experience difficulty keeping up. 3. To what extent is the faculty trained in teaching students with learning differences? There are a number of excellent programs that certify teachers. Perhaps the most well known program is Schools Attuned run by the All Kinds of Mind Institute out of the University of North Carolina. Consider how well-versed is the school’s faculty in proven methodologies that address learning differences. 4. Is the school “mainstream” in its overall approach to the child’s total educational experience? Many parents of students with learning differences are looking for an experience that is broad, chal
