 | The Fountain Valley School of Colorado Learning Center offers important educational support for students, parents and teachers. The center offers opportunities for those that need short-term help, while the Instructional Support Program is available for students who need ongoing, regular support for their learning issues.
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A Learning Center for All The Learning Center, established in the 2007-08 school year, is the culmination of the School’s vision to incorporate current research on neuroscience and learning styles into the curriculum and culture of the School.
Within the first year, there was a discernible shift as students have come to understand that the Learning Center is for all learners. The center also offers a formal Academic Skills Instructional Program for students who want scheduled academic coaching and help in defining specific learning strategies.
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Overview
Students who need short-term help with study skills, personal organization, time management or test-taking strategies can meet with a trained staff member individually or in small groups on a drop-in or scheduled basis. In addition, Learning Center staff can help assess students' reading fluency and comprehension, basic math skills, as well as their preferred learning styles.
Parents are encouraged to communicate with a staff member about their children's individual learning needs. Faculty members can consult with Learning Center staff on matters related to individual student achievement, including effective teaching techniques and specific accommodations for students with diagnosed learning differences.
The Learning Center staff will also hold annual Education Plan meetings for students with a documented need for accommodations and will work with FVS teachers and standardized testing agencies to assure proper testing accommodations.
Specific areas of assistance for students:
- Study skills
- Personal organization
- Time management
- Test-taking strategies/dealing with test anxiety
- Reading fluency and comprehension
- Math skills
- Writing skills
- Learning styles identification
- Place to finish extended-time testing
- Monitoring of accommodations for students with documentation
Support for parents:
- Consultation for children's learning needs
- Tutoring resources
- Information regarding educational testing
Support for faculty:
- Consultation about instructional strategies that benefit individual student learning styles
- Explanation of individual student's accommodations
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| | | The Academic Skills Instructional Program is for students who need ongoing, regular support for their learning issues. There is an additional program fee for this service. Read more. |
Director of the Learning Center
Dorothy Strehl
B.A. University of Utah; M.Ed. Utah State University. Dorothy is in her first year at FVS. She comes from Wasatch Academy, a college-prep boarding school in neighboring Utah. During her four years at WA she was the learning specialist and accommodations coordinator who also taught learning strategies. As head coach of the girls and boys tennis teams, she guided them to the top four in the state. She also advised the National Honor Society and Amnesty International. Dorothy is thrilled to be a part of FVS where she resides on campus with her son, John-David '13, and their dog, Sadie. E-mail
Assistant Director
Giovanna Basney
B.S. University of Toronto; M.B.A. Catholic University; M.E. College of Notre Dame (Md.). Mrs. Basney has lived in Canada, Panama and the United States. She has been teaching for several years after working in the corporate world as a strategic planner and marketing supervisor. E-mail
Learning Center Tutor
Wypkelien Steenhuis
B.A. SUNY Oswego. Ms. Steenhuis' role is to provide supplementary reinforcement through tutoring and class attendance. She has served as a high school teaching assistant and tutor for students in the classroom across a broad range of subjects. Previously, Steenhuis worked as a science coordinator for a Boys & Girls Club, director of a before- and after-school program in Florida, and as a physical and space science instructor in the summer Astrocamp in California. E-mail
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