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Special Education Services
Student Support Services provide for the
special education needs of students at Trinity Elementary in the areas of
Reading, Language Arts, and Math. Content areas such as Social Studies and
Science are covered in the inclusive setting when needed.
Services are provided through the two Learning Labs. Support services
include direct teaching in a small group setting, inclusive shared teaching
within the general education classroom, and consultation services.
Assistance is also provided to the classroom teacher in order to make
adaptations and modifications to assist in meeting the individual needs of our
students. In the inclusive setting, students benefit from team teaching in
the general education classroom as well as modifications and adaptations within
the general curriculum. Students receive direct assistance outside their general
education classroom when needed. The direct, small-group setting provides
students the opportunity to receive instruction on an individualized basis
within the general curriculum or through alternative materials.
Our teaching assistants play an essential
role in the student support team. They work directly with the students to
facilitate learning in small group and inclusion settings. They provide tutorial
support by reinforcing skills previously learned and work within the general
education classroom to meet the needs of individual students. |
Speech & Language Services
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Trinity
Elementary offers a Speech and Language program to eligible students with
communication needs. Services are available in the areas of speech sound
production, language, fluency, and voice. To receive services, the student
must meet eligibility standards set forth by the Tennessee State Department of
Education and the Individualized Education Team (IEP team) must
determine that the communication delay adversely affects educational
performance. Services may include direct therapy, inclusion in the student’s
classroom, consultation, or collaboration with the other educators. The Speech
Language Pathologist works closely with both general and special education staff
to ensure that students are provided services that integrate curricular areas
with the student’s communication goals and objectives written in the
Individualized Educational Plan (IEP). Trinity Elementary currently serves
children in the elementary classroom.
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Occupational and Physical Therapy
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Occupational and Physical Therapists provide services for students who
demonstrate difficulties accessing or participating in learning opportunities
within the educational environment. The range of services may include screening,
evaluation, consultation, and direct service. Occupational therapists work with
students to perform daily living skills. Treatment is provided for students with
a variety of diagnoses including cerebral palsy, learning disorders, attention
deficit/hyperactivity disorder, brain injury, developmental delay and feeding
disorders. |
Stacey Auffhammer
staceya@wcs.edu
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The physical therapists serving Trinity Elementary provide a variety of
interventions to enhance the functional abilities of students. The focus
of occupational and physical therapy intervention may include improving the
student's skills; collaborating with the educational team regarding assistive
technology; designing/recommending adaptations for the school environment;
modifying classroom materials; and/or training of educational staff. Therapists
provide evaluation and intervention services with a physician's referral. |
Barb Hargrove
Kay Stinson
barbh@wcs.edu
kays@wcs.edu
Gifted Education Services
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Trinity Elementary offers gifted education services to our intellectually gifted
students. This service enables these students to meet their fullest potential.
Our gifted consultant works with the general education teachers by helping to
create more challenging lessons for the intellectually gifted students in their
classes. The gifted consultant also provides other activities for students who
are intellectually gifted. |
Gwen Antypas
gwena@wcs.edu
website
School Psychologist
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Our school psychologist provides a variety of services at our school. She
administers and interprets psychological and educational evaluations; develops
school-based intervention programs; provides crisis intervention; and
participates in screening programs which identify students with special needs. |
Jess Grayum
jessg@wcs.edu
Internet Links
WCS Student Support
Services
http://www.wcs.edu/parentstudent/student_support.htm
Learning Disabilities
http://www.ldonline.org/
Dyslexia
http://www.dyslexia.com/
Speech and
Language Disorders
http://www.mankato.msus.edu/dept/comdis/kuster2/splang.html
Section 504
and IDEA
http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/legal_legislative/edlaw504.html
Council for
Exceptional Children
http://www.cec.sped.org/
Parentpals.com
http://www.parentpals.com/gossamer/pages/Special_Education_Bookstore/index.html
Autism
http://www.autism-pdd.net/
National
Down Syndrome Society
http://www.ndss.org/
Tennessee Branch of the
International Dyslexia Association
www.tn-interdys.org
These linked
sites are not under the control of WCS, and the district is not responsible for
the content of any of these linked sites or any link contained in any linked
site, or any changes or updates to such sites. These links are offered to you
only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement
of the site by our district.
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