Remedial

Glenoaks > Remedial

The Glenoaks Remedial Programme is to offer support and targeted remediation for learners with a range of IQ levels who are not managing at other mainstream schools for a variety of reasons. These learners have potential to be reintegrated back into supportive mainstream education. Our admissions process looks holistically at overall ability and not simply a test score.  

Our classes are small, the learners receive various individual and group therapies which form part of the school day, as well as English and Maths academic support during classroom lessons. Glenoaks follows an accommodated CAPS curriculum and testing requirements.  Based on Psycho-Educational Assessment recommendations, we are equipped to offer the following Accommodations, where necessary, in formal assessments: Reader, Scribe, Prompt, Spelling, Additional Time, Separate Venue, Adapted Questions, and Assistive Technology. Learners are also able to use technology in the classroom.

Our accommodation is that we present the curriculum using methods that are not overly content heavy. We focus on the skills and strategies needed to successfully cope with high school and mainstream education when our learners re-enter other schools. Learners who pass grade 7 at Glenoaks are reintegrated into supportive mainstream schools where they can complete an academic or vocational grade 12. Many past Glenoaks Learners have continued to further their studies at universities, colleges and other tertiary institutions.

THERAPY

A unique benefit of our offering is the therapeutic support provided which is included in the school fees. Our multi-disciplinary therapy team comprises of psychologists, speech and language therapists, occupational therapists and remedial therapists. A private physiotherapist is also available at an additional cost. The therapy team work together with class teachers to set learner goals and evaluate progress. Educational Psychologists are available to conduct Psycho-Educational Assessments if required.

PSYCHOLOGY

Our psychologists primarily focus on the emotional well-being of our learners either in individual or group sessions. We follow an eclectic therapy approach which is determined by the learner’s individual needs, cognitive functioning and the issues being addressed. Parent counselling is provided to assist parents in supporting their children to reach their full potential.

LEARNING SUPPORT THERAPY (REMEDIAL THERAPY)

Remedial therapy focuses on helping learners overcome or cope with their academic difficulties. An integrated approach is used, comprising of a variety of phonics-based, multi-sensory programmes, including Letterland, Phono-Graphix and Thrass. Remedial therapy includes reading, comprehension, spelling and written expression. Numeracy intervention is also offered. We work with individual learners, small groups and assist learners in the classrooms.

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

Our Occupational Therapists use an interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approach to assess and treat learners in the areas of gross motor, fine motor, and visual perceptual development, as well as sensory processing. Therapy takes place in individual, paired and group sessions, as determined by each child’s specific needs.

SPEECH, LANGUAGE THERAPY AND AUDIOLOGY

The focus of this therapy is on the assessment and treatment of social and cognitive-communication difficulties. Attention is given to the learner’s speech, auditory processing as well as their receptive and expressive language skills, to support interpersonal communication and curricular goals. Therapy is offered on an individual and/or group basis.