Shoalhaven Anglican School

Shoalhaven Anglican School is committed to meeting the individual needs of all students. The purpose of Learning Support is to ensure that students that have Learning Difficulties and/or a disabilities have their special needs meet. Learning Support within the school is coordinated by the Support Team which includes

• Directors of the Senior, Middle and Junior School
• Learning Support and Enrichment Mentor
• School Counsellor
• Support Staff

A number of programs run within the school to assist students with special learning needs in literacy and numeracy.

• In-class support with the class/subject teacher and the Support Staff Team-Teaching
• Co-operative Learning and Differentiated Learning in classrooms
• MARS & CRUNCH are reading programs that run before school and at lunch time for students from Year 1 - Year 10. Senior Students volunteer and are trained as Reading Mentors
• Withdrawal of groups of individuals
• Special Provisions for the School Certificate and Higher School Certificate Examinations and Exam Assistance
• Co-ordination of Standardised Testing and other Whole School Assessments in basic Literacy and Numeracy
• Coordination of Whole School Tracking of Students Progress
• Assessment of new students
• Training Parents who assist in the classroom
• Coordinate Individual Plans for students with disabilities

Mrs Ruth Fox
Learning Support and Enrichment Mentor