Academic Development

Cretin-Derham Hall is a comprehensive high school admitting a broad range of students on its campus. As a result of its mission, there are a number of students being served who are in need of services to assist them in maximizing their potentialities in a traditional mainstream setting.

The purpose of the Academic Development Program is to provide compensatory and remedial programs to those students in need of some type of academic support and to assist teachers in modifying programs so as to allow students to achieve.

Services are offered through a Learning Lab course. This course is a one-trimester, one credit course. A student can be enrolled in the course as long as the need exists.

The goals of the Learning Lab course are:

A. To help students achieve mainstream success

Adjustment of mainstream classes
Completion of mainstream assignments
Work with mainstream teachers to provide success situations

B. To help students develop study/organizational skills

C. To have students take ownership for their learning and to develop self-advocacy skills

D. To help students understand themselves and gain the hope and confidence necessary to deal with their
learning needs

The following support services are offered to mainstream teachers:

A. Testing services

Oral testing is provided for those students who are better at verbalizing than they are at written expression.
If the student needs more time, or if a "different" environment is needed, the Learning Lab classroom is used.
Help is given to teachers to rewrite tests to meet the skill level of students.

B. Teacher reinforcement and support

Search out materials and resources

Help teachers design curriculum, course modifications, etc.

Facilitate interventions - parent, student, teacher - regarding special needs

Keep lines of communication open

Courses:
LEARNING LAB Tri I – 10031T1 Tri II – 10032T2 Tri III – 10033T3
The purpose of this course is to provide students who have specific learning needs with mainstream support as
well as remediation of deficit areas (reading, math, writing, etc.). Students may register with a recommendation
from this department.
Grades 9, 10, 11

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