What We Offer:

 

The Academic Learning Center provides students the opportunity to gain key academic skills in these areas:

  • Study skills
  • Test-taking
  • Note-taking
  • Organizational Skills
  • Time Management
  • Best practices for different learning styles
  • Self-advocacy
  • Other tools that support students in being successful learners and able to independently pursue their education
  • Access to support from Learning Specialists 
  • ELD- English Language Development 

 

 

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Supporting Cognitive Diversity

The Academic Learning Center is designed to support bright, college-bound students with various learning differences.

  • Executive Functioning

  • Anxiety

  • ADD/ADHD

  • Dyslexia and Dysgraphia

  • High Functioning ASD

  • Language-Based Learning Difference

 

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Testing Accommodations

Accommodations will be provided in a respectful and supportive manner.  

  • Extended time
  • Separate location
  • Use of calculator
  • Use of word processor or speech-to-text for writing
  • Directions provided orally and in writing
  • Breaks

 

 

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Assignment Accommodations

  • Extended time 

  • Chunking (breaking up long tasks into smaller/manageable chunks)

  • Note-taking assistance

  • Use of calculator

  • Use of computer

  • Breaks