Colegio Maya’s Learning Resource Center (LRC) was established to provide remedial help and classroom support to students with mild learning disabilities in grades First through Eighth. The LRC program incorporates a multi-sensory approach through individualized instruction, in a variety of strategy presentations to enable a student’s development and success in specific learning areas as identified in an Individualized Education Program (I.E.P.)
The Board of Directors recognizes that enrollment and overseas location prevent Colegio Maya from funding a comprehensive special education program. Students, who have physical handicaps, emotional/behavioral difficulties, and/or learning disabilities beyond Colegio Maya’s limited facilities and special learning center program, will not be enrolled at Colegio Maya nor, in the case of students already enrolled, be allowed to continue enrollment. Parents are strongly encouraged to contact Colegio Maya before accepting a posting in Guatemala if their child(ren) are currently attending special education classes.
Students most commonly work in the areas of:
- phonological processing
- phonemic awareness
- reading comprehension
- reading fluency
- vocabulary development
- spelling
- writing
- attention/focus
All students with learning difficulties at Colegio Maya are included in regular classrooms; this is called “inclusion” in some academic programs. Student with learning disabilities must be capable of completing the work required at their level of study with reasonable accommodations or modifications. Teachers of students served by the LRC are expected to differentiate for students’ needs in consultation with the LRC Specialist.
Progress is monitored on a regular basis and reported quarterly in the student’s I.E.P. and LRC report card. Each student’s progress is also reported in Student Support Team meetings (SST’S) that are scheduled during the beginning of the first quarter and the end of the third quarter. The student’s classroom progress is closely monitored as well through regular communication with each classroom teacher. The expected outcome for all LRC students is to become independent learners who are fully mainstreamed into their regular grade level curriculums.
