Eagle Hill-Southport is a co-educational day school designed for bright, capable students, ages 6-14, who are experiencing academic difficulties because of a language-based learning disability. The school offers these children a chance to develop a foundation of academic competence and enhances their self-esteem.
Twice-daily tutorial sessions form the core of our academic program. Each student receives small-group, Orton-Gillingham instruction. Our diagnostic teaching model ensures that every child receives prescriptive remediation and skill building in all primary areas of need.
Small classes allow students to access curriculum at their ability level in each subject. Our teachers reinforce skills developed in tutorial class and provide strategies and study skills that maximize each child's learning potential.
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Dyslexia Through the Eyes of a Child
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Eight-year-Thaddeus’s understanding of his learning differences is sure to give audiences true perspective on how children with dyslexia can cope.
Angela Lange19 December 2014, 11:16Love everything Maryanne Wolf shares! She has such amazing insights and thoughts. She inspires me to be and do better as a teacher :)
Seeking Support Amidst Dyslexia
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Finding friendship with others experiencing the same struggle is often times the best way to overcome the difficulties surrounding dyslexia.
Dr. Wolf explains the type of systems classrooms should instill for students with dyslexia in order to offer them an even playing field alongside their peers.
Dyslexia may make someone different, but it’s not a disease. Thus sufferers, with the support of their family and teachers, learn to tackle it, not treat it.
The misunderstandings surrounding intelligence and ability can be incredibly frustrating for children with dyslexia. Success is unachievable unless caretakers empower them through these emotional times.
The basics of reading and writing are especially difficult for children with dyslexia to grasp. Dr. Wolf paints a picture of what their early classroom struggle may look like.
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