LifeSkills Academy

LifeSkills Academy is a transitional, intensive academic and therapeutic school for children with Sensory Processing Disorder, Asperger's Syndrome, Autism, Speech/language delays, Non-Verbal learning disabilities and other learning disabilities.

OUR MISSION

To academically, socially, and behaviorally prepare a child who has the potential for mainstream kindergarten through 4th grade but who has not developed the necessary skills through a typical school program. It is based in educational and therapeutic theories which change a child's academic and behavioral skills.

OUR FOCUS

Our proven program improves the student's ability in the following areas:

• Academics
• Transitioning
• Maintaining attention, focus, listening skills, processing and retaining information to complete assigned tasks
• Sequencing steps of a task
• Ability to write and complete an assignment
• Screening out extraneous noises
• Socialization and friendships
• Self-esteem
• Language and communication
  

WHY SOME CHILDREN STRUGGLE

The brain has many parts, some for thinking and some for making the body ready to carry out assigned tasks. When the body does not automatically perform a given task, the thinking brain must take over and give directions to the body. It is frustrating and academically impossible for a child to have to think and consistently plan what others do automatically and meet the academic and social challenges of the classroom.

TEACHING & THERAPY STAFF

LifeSkills Academy staff includes Certified Master's Level teachers, highly trained classroom aides, Licensed Occupational and Speech/language Therapists, who combined have more than 50 years of experience. LifeSkills Academy staff collaboratively develops the curriculum of academics, speech/language development and processing skills.

ACADEMICS AT LIFESKILLS ACADEMY

At LifeSkills Academy, a wide range of curriculum is used to allow the teacher to gear lessons to the individual needs of the student. The curriculum comes from some of the more well known publishers such as McGraw-Hill and Houghton-Mifflin and from newer programs such as Evan-Moor, Modern Curriculum Press, Great Leaps and Scholastic. The freedom of using several sources of material allows the teachers to pull the best from each to create creative, interesting, and appropriate lessons.

LifeSkills Academy teaches the core subjects such as Reading, Math, Social Studies, Science, Spelling, and English. In addition, there are opportunities for arts and crafts, field trips, and special events. Our mission is to help your child work to his/her potential in an environment that is fun, creative, challenging, and academically sound.

INCLUDED IN THE SCHOOL PROGRAM

• Individualized academic program
• Class size ranges from 8 -10 students.
• Class ratio maximum 1:5
• Weekly Hippotherapy sessions at Freedom Ride
• Two ½ hour individualized occupational and/or speech/language therapy sessions
• Behavioral and social skills training
• Eating and food challenges addressed
  

ENROLLING YOUR CHILD AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Please contact LifeSkills at 407-629-9455 or sensory4@earthlink.net for additional questions or to schedule a 30 minute, no charge screening to determine if LifeSkills Academy is appropriate for your child.

LifeSkills Academy is a McKay Scholarship approved school.

LifeSkills Academy is a candidate for accreditation through NIPSA