Redwood @ Alcuin (Ages 5 to 14)
Alcuin has expanded its Montessori program to provide students with learning differences the option to receive a specially tailored curriculum through our partnership with Redwood @ Alcuin.
This full-day, academic year program, for children in kindergarten through 8th grade, features Alcuin’s long-standing nationally recognized Montessori education, an academic curriculum with Wilson-certified teachers, as well as Alcuin-led enrichment such as art, Spanish, swimming, and theater allowing students to become fully immersed in the Alcuin community.
This full-day, academic year program, for children in kindergarten through 8th grade, features Alcuin’s long-standing nationally recognized Montessori education, an academic curriculum with Wilson-certified teachers, as well as Alcuin-led enrichment such as art, Spanish, swimming, and theater allowing students to become fully immersed in the Alcuin community.
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Redwood @ Alcuin offers research-based reading and writing intervention programs for children with dyslexia, dysgraphia, and other learning differences in kindergarten through 8th grade. Often, most schools are not equipped or properly trained for the support, or specialized instruction, necessary for the success of these students.
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Every learning journey is different. We are excited to help you on yours."
Redwood exists so that all students with literacy challenges can access their dreams. By cultivating hope and restoring confidence, we help students dramatically improve their literacy skills regardless. Redwood Literacy delivers results through exceptional individualized instruction and by guiding the child to overcome obstacles to meet their academic needs.
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Program features:
Children will receive daily:
Program Hours/Location:
Read the Redwood at Alcuin Look Book!
Program features:
- Reading Intervention - We are certified Dyslexia Practitioners and Wilson Teachers, and have experience supporting learners with varying age-ranges, ability-levels and backgrounds.
- Executive Functioning - Success in school is not only about the intellectual comprehension needed to complete academic work. Thriving students require skills like self-regulation and working memory.
- Writing Coaching - We are experienced in a wide variety of writing-based instruction and offer coaching that provides learners with the specific supports and strategies they need to become effective, confident, and independent written communicators.
Children will receive daily:
- 45 minutes of Wilson
- 45 minutes of Chris Woodin math
- 45 minutes of Writing our World
- 45 minutes of independent learning
- 20 minutes of Triple E (or SEL/Executive function lessons)
Program Hours/Location:
- Redwood @ Alcuin program takes place at our Roosevelt Campus (6942 W Roosevelt), from 8:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
- At 12:15 p.m., the children are then bused to our Main Campus (324 N Oak Park Avenue) until they are dismissed.
Learn more about the admissions process...
All potential and incoming students must have an individual consultation. The purpose of this is to help assess literacy skills, understand a given diagnosis and/or discuss potential intervention options. The admission process is as follows:
- The RW pipeline for admissions begins with an inquiry call, or email to Becky Sinclair at becky@redwoodschools.org
- Redwood will schedule a consultation and send reports and recommendations to families.
- If it's a good fit, attend a virtual tour. Learn about Alcuin's Montessori curriculum and programs.
- Submit your Redwood @ Alcuin. Note: this application is different from the standard Alcuin application.
- Complete the parent/child Alcuin interview/visiting day.
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- Dispelling the Myth: Training in Education or Neuroscience Decreases but Does Not Eliminate Beliefs in Neuromyths
- What is dyslexia? An exploration of the relationship between teachers' understandings of dyslexia and their training experiences.
- Reintroducing Dyslexia: Early Identification and Implications for Pediatric Practice
- Is Your Child Struggling in School? Talk to Your Pediatrician
