Academic Enhancement Programs

The Discovery Program is aimed at serving Desert Christian students who have diagnosed learning disabilities that hinder them from experiencing success in one of more areas of academic work. These areas may include thinking, listening, talking, spelling, reading, writing, or arithmetic. Conditions in which these occur have been referred to as perceptual disabilites. The program is not designed for the physically handicapped, emotionally disturbed, slow learners or mentally retarded. Discovery is a pull-out program, in which the therapist works one-on-one with each child for 80 minutes twice each week. At the same time, the student continues studies and activities in the regular classroom. Each student accepted into the program receives an individualized educational program and an individually prescribed plan of educational therapy. The program centers on deficit stimulation and strengthening of weaknesses, rather than compensating for the weak areas. The National Institute for Learning Disabilities in Norfolk, Virginia designed the program, trains the therapists, and provides ongoing assistance with implementation of the program.

Reading Road Program
Some elementary students need extra help in aquiring and mastering reading skills.  To meet the needs of these students, Desert Christian Schools offers Reading Road, a remedial reading program.  Reading Road is focused on helping children who struggle with learning to read and other skills related to reading. Reading Road meets 4 times a week for 45 minutes per session in groups of no more than 5.

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