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Learning Support (Neurologically Impaired) - Child & Career Development Center

Susan Mateka, Ed.D.
Principal, Child & Career Development Center
610-383-7400

Learning Support programs provide individualized and small group learning experiences for students aged 5 through 21 years old with deficits in oral expression, written expression, reading skills, reading comprehension, mathematical calculation and/or reasoning and social skills.

The primary goal is to increase cognitive and academic achievement as well as basic interpersonal skills.

Learning Support Program - Chester County Technical College High School

Danielle W. Schoeninger

The learning support program provides academic support services for students in grades 9-12 whose skills allow them to function within a regular education setting. The level of intervention is determined by the student’s needs.

The primary goal of this program is to increase student’s academic skills for successful integration in school, work, and the community.

Program Features:

Support within vocational classes
Transition planning
Ongoing general education/special education collaboration
Individualized educational planning
Vocational assessment
Curriculum-based assessment techniques
Instruction to support individual learning styles

Students are instructed in the following areas:

Multisensory approaches
Remedial academic skills
Social and behavioral skills
State mandated curricula for vocational education
Curricula aligned with state standards
Basic communication skills
Critical thinking and problem solving

Related services not included in the basic program, but available at an additional cost include:

Speech and language therapy
Occupational therapy
Physical therapy

Legal Advice and Counsel

Jacob E. Dailey, Esq.
Director of Communications
484-237-5171

Legal advice on educational matters is provided to Chester County school district administrative personnel. This service provides prompt responses to legal questions that arise within school districts. However, it is not intended as a substitute for the advice of, nor the representation by, local school board solicitors.

Life Skills Support

Career Development Center Contact:

Susan Mateka, Ed.D.
Principal, Child & Career Development Center
610-383-7400

Cross District Contact:

Chris Watson
Supervisor, Special Education
484-237-5064

This Life Skills Support program provides a continuum of services for students, aged five through 21 years old, whose social/behavioral skills are developmentally delayed. At the lower elementary level, programs focus on self-help and readiness skills; the upper elementary level focuses on the acquisition of academic skills; the middle school level focuses on pre-vocational and practical work skills; and the high school level focuses on community-based vocational programming, independent living, and recreational/leisure skills.

The primary goal of this program is to develop each student’s cognitive, social, motor, behavioral, and vocational potential to increase independent functioning.

Program Features:

Individual assessment and educational planning
Functional school/community experiences
Sensory materials and equipment
Individualized instructional computer applications
Positive behavior support
Transitional programming at the secondary level
Preparation for independent living

Instruction is provided in the following areas:

Functional academics
Daily living skills
Social and behavioral skills
Pre-vocational/vocational/community-based experiences

Health and support services provided in the basic program include:

Psychological assessment
Consultative and transition services

Related services not included in the basic program, but available at an additional cost include:

Speech and language therapy
Occupational and physical therapy
Hearing and vision therapy

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