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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Redwood at Alcuin has changed our daughter... from a girl who had considerable struggles with reading, to one who loves to read for pleasure. She stays up late reading on her own and is constantly looking for new books in ways I never thought possible before we enrolled her in Redwood at Alcuin. I truly believe it has changed the course of her life, and am grateful we found it." - Redwood @ Alcuin parent
Redwood @ Alcuin classrooms are set up with 5:1 student-to-teacher ratio. We believe in the small group learning environment and meeting each individual child where they are academically and socially.
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.
Program features:
Children will receive daily:
Program Hours/Location:
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.
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. The Middle Schoolers remain at the Roosevelt Campus.
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 Redwood @ Alcuin Admissions Consultation, or email to Katie Georgopoulos at [email protected]
- Redwood will schedule a consultation and send reports and recommendations to families.
- Submit your Redwood @ Alcuin application. Note: this application is different from the standard Alcuin application.
- If it's a good fit, a shadow day will be scheduled for both the Alcuin and Redwood classrooms on the same day.
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