Intervention Pods

ABA, or Applied Behavior Analysis, is a therapy that uses principles of learning and behavior to improve socially significant behaviors. It's a data-driven approach focused on understanding how behavior works and how it can be changed to help students in need learn new skills, reduce challenging behaviors, and improve overall functioning.

A social skills group is a structured environment where students practice and improve their social interactions and communication skills. These groups are designed to help them learn and refine skills such as initiating and maintaining conversations, understanding social cues, resolving conflicts, and managing emotions. 

Visualizing and Verbalizing (V/V) is a learning program created by Linda Mood Bell that helps students develop concept imagery, the ability to create mental images from language. This skill is considered essential for comprehension and higher-order thinking. V/V aims to improve skills in: reading and listening comprehension, memory, oral vocabulary, critical thinking, and writing. 

Orton-Gillingham is a structured literacy approach designed to help students, particularly those with dyslexia or anyone with reading delays, learn to read, write, and spell. It is a multisensory, systematic, and diagnostic method that breaks down language into smaller components, teaching foundational skills like phonological awareness, phonics, and morphology. 

Executive Functioning (EF) coaching helps students improve real-life, day-to-day processing skills, i.e. proficiency in adaptable thinking, organization, time management, task initiation, self-control, study skills, and self-monitoring. These skills help students to perform well in school, work, and life.

English as a New Language or ENL is an instructional program for students whose first language is not English, focusing on developing English language proficiency for academic and social success in English-speaking environments.

In speech and language class, students learn to improve their communication skills, including speech clarity, language comprehension and expression, and social communication skills. This can involve learning to pronounce sounds correctly, building vocabulary and grammar, understanding and following directions, and interacting effectively with others. 

Fine motor occupational therapy (OT) is a specialized area of occupational therapy that focuses on developing and improving the small muscle movements in the hands and fingers, enabling students to perform everyday tasks with greater independence and efficiency. These skills are crucial for self-care, school activities, and various other tasks involving fine motor control. 

We use the PAF (Preventing Academic Failure) Handwriting Program. It is a structured, multisensory approach that uses the Orton-Gillingham method to teach handwriting. It aims to improve legibility and is designed to help all students, including those with learning differences such as graphomotor weakness. The program emphasizes full-page models for tracing and copying, structured writing lines with reference points, and strategies to eliminate letter reversals. 

Step Up to Writing is a comprehensive program of multisensory writing strategies that develop students’ ability to create thoughtful, well-written compositions. It is an explicit and systematic approach to teaching writing. It provides clear strategies, methods, and support for increased writing success.

TouchMath is generally considered an evidence-based math intervention, particularly for students struggling with foundational math skills. It's a multisensory program that utilizes a concrete-representational-abstract (CRA) approach to help students develop mathematical understanding. Research suggests it can be effective in improving math achievement, especially in areas like addition, subtraction, and basic number sense.