Academic Support

Language Support

Who gets Language Support?

Language Support at IAA is offered to students who need to accelerate their English or Arabic language proficiency in order to have equal access to the curriculum. Students in need of this service are usually referred to the Language Support Team by their class teacher or they are flagged through standardized reading and writing tests administered by the school.

How is Language Support organized?

Who gets Language Support?

Language Support at IAA is offered to students who need to accelerate their English or Arabic language proficiency in order to have equal access to the curriculum. Students in need of this service are usually referred to the Language Support Team by their class teacher or they are flagged through standardized reading and writing tests administered by the school.

How is Language Support organized?

Language Support at Primary level is given during regular class time in small pull out groups during Literacy class. At the Secondary level, students attend ESL class instead of Spanish.

Who are the teachers?

Our Language Support Team is made up of three highly qualified teachers with degrees in Teaching English or Arabic as a Second Language and many years of experience.

What do we teach?

The language support programme focuses on all language skills; oral expression, listening, decoding, reading comprehension, vocabulary, writing, spelling and grammar. The teachers follow a specially designed curriculum for English and Arabic language learners.

Questions?

We are more than willing to answer queries you might have regarding Language Support at IAA. Please come see us after school hours or make an appointment over the phone. 

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Learning Support

 

IAA offers comprehensive support services for students who are experiencing academic difficulty due to learning challenges. Learning Support aims at ensuring that students with identified learning needs are assisted both inside and outside of the classroom. This is achieved using a tiered approach to instruction. Our ultimate goal is for students to become self-aware, independent learners.  

Support starts within the classroom where teachers and Learning Specialists collaborate to provide students with the best possible differentiated instruction in order to ensure that students’ learning variabilities are catered for. If a student is in need of further assistance, they are then referred to  Learning Support for an assessment of his/her academic strengths and weaknesses.  Results from the testing process are communicated to parents and teachers, with strategies for support in class and at home, along with any suggested interventions.

 

Should a student need targeted intervention, either in small groups or in a one-to-one setting, the student will be enrolled in Learning Support to receive assistance in identified areas. These areas include, but are not limited to, phonological awareness, word study, reading fluency, comprehension, written expression, mathematics and executive functioning. Occupational Therapy as well as Speech and Language services are also available on site for a separate fee.  In general, Learning Support services facilitate the development of skills and strategies that students will require to successfully access the curriculum. This is achieved through the use of research-based methodologies which are identified in the student’s Individual Education Plan (IEP). Student progress is monitored through the use of periodic benchmark testing and goals are adjusted as appropriate.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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