Learning Support

In the Beginning School, a learning specialist consults with teaching teams and spends time in each classroom over the course of the year. This time in classrooms allows each student to have some extra support and provides an additional level of monitoring for language, sensory and motor development, and early literacy and math skills.

For questions on grades 3PreK–kindergarten, contact Director of Learning Services PreK–5 Emily Khan at emilykhan@rowlandhall.org.

In the Lower School, a learning specialist spends time each week consulting with teachers and providing support to grade-level classrooms. This support can include whole or small group instruction and short-term one-on-one check-ins, as needed.

For questions about grades 1–2, contact Director of Learning Services PreK–5 Emily Khan at emilykhan@rowlandhall.org.
For questions about grades 3–5, contact Lower School Learning Specialist Jenn Anderson at jennanderson@rowlandhall.org

In the Middle School, the learning support team provides small group support and 1:1 check-ins during community time, and more intensive support for students who qualify for a language waiver during their foreign language block. We have a part-time learning specialist that works with students during the language waiver block. The Academic Support Counselor provides students and families guidance around structures and routines that help with executive functioning and their approaches to learning and provides consultation for families who have or are considering a more in depth educational evaluation. 

For grades 6–8, contact Academic Support Counselor Jane Singleton at janesingleton@rowlandhall.org.

In the Upper School, the student support team advises students and teachers on implementing processes to support students' developing executive function skills, as well as provides resources to support learning needs. Our goal, in preparation for adulthood and higher education, is that students take ownership of their academic goals, learn to advocate for themselves, communicate effectively with their teachers, and successfully utilize the resources they have available to them. Teachers, advisors, and administrators meet regularly to identify, discuss, and strategize how to better support students in both achieving academic success and learning these vital life skills.

In the Upper School, the learning support team provides individualized accommodation plans to students who have a qualifying disability. Leading to graduation, we provide each student with experience in creating and implementing their accommodation plan to understand what accommodations they need and to confidently appreciate this need as a part of their unique learning profile. To that end, we work closely with parents, teachers, advisors, outside professionals, and administrators to collect data, feedback, and changes in order to tailor each student’s plan to their needs over the Upper School years. We carefully build accommodations that can assist students with accessing the curriculum without making curricular modifications.

For questions about grades 9–12, contact Academic Support Counselor Karen Howell at karenhowell@rowlandhall.org.