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Topic: Learning Specialist Models Convenor - Shelley Silbering, Lawrence Woodmere Academy, ssilbering@laawrencewoodmere.org Particpants Donna Linton || dlinton@lawrencewoodmere.org || Shereen Beydoun || sbeydoun@hewittschool.org || Ann Marr || marra@cshgreenwich.org || Ann Miller || amiller@sttephengaynor.org || Kristin Hempel || khempel@mph.net || Barbara Bettigole || bettigole@dutchessday.org || Lisa Styles || Lisa_Styles@dalton.org || Joanne Ainsworth || Joanne.ainsworth@oakknoll.org || Headlines:
 * Reading and math curriculum support
 * Learning specialist works at both ends of the curriculum: support and gifted
 * UVA has good course in gifted ed
 * Learning specialists: push-in only
 * Dutchess Day: PK-8- Learning specialist co-teaches a lesson, talks to teachers about modifying assignments and HW
 * Questionnaires on learning styles
 * Stephen Gaynor- learning specialist in classroom, intensive remediation did not work, uses class work to address remediation, gives context to the work, helps get HW done
 * Hunter College has the best program for learning specialist support courses
 * Teaching self-advocacy: to be able to say what they need-“ I need to sit next to the board.”
 * Learning speciilists goes over the findings of the evaluations
 * Aim to have the student engaged, busy and know what the task is
 * Dalton:
 * Director of Learning Support Services
 * Specialists work with students with ADD/ADHD
 * Preceptors work with students in small groups all day
 * Teachers expected to gice some extra time 2-3 X/week
 * Kids stay after school, teachers work with 2-4 kids, teachesr not paid extra
 * Hewitt: teachers have to stay till 3:45 to help students
 * Learning Specialists- none in the US
 * US learning Cneter Coordinator- works with the families K-8
 * K-4 Learning coordinator (185 students)
 * 3 sections per grade
 * Wilson Reading program (often follws Orton-Gillingham)
 * K students assessed, put in ability groups for reading (6 groups/45 students)
 * Learning Specialist K-3 teaches lowers groups for literacy
 * Resources:
 * Ginny O’Hare/Mary MacDowe3ll- does training on differentiation, may not be as expensive as other trainers
 * ASCD: observer and role model teacher
 * Biggest challenge is finding someone to support math
 * Linda Mood Bell Learning Center
 * Nancy Atwell- The Reading Zone - making kids habitual readers
 * Manlius Pebble School:
 * Parents pay for Learning Specialist time
 * Now serves PK-12 (585 pop)
 * More students with HS suppoty
 * Pull out model