Student Support

KIS values the linguistic, cultural and social assets each student brings to the classroom. Our EAL program provides inclusive and equitable English support for multilingual students. A language history survey and WIDA testing inform intervention.

At KIS we believe that all teachers are language teachers. Our EAL faculty partner with classroom teachers to meet the needs of our English language learners.
 

School psychologist serves KIS with a focus on both the whole school culture and PK-12 student needs. She coordinates with all student support faculty, collaborates with classroom teachers, and works with students in small group or individual sessions. The school psychologist also administers psycho-educational diagnostic tests and helps facilitate the creation and implementation of learning support plans (LSPs).

Speech and language pathologist works with students PK-12 to address individual communication needs including developmental language disorders, articulation or speech sound, and speech and language challenges arising from diagnosed disabilities.

Speech and language support allow students to more fully access learning in the classroom. Spoken language skills transfer to reading and writing skills, building learning confidence and creating general gains in learning. Speech and language support also creates opportunities for students to communicate more clearly with peers, strengthening social-emotional wellbeing.

At KIS, we offer a multi-tier system of support providing universal, targeted, and intensive support. Universal support at the classroom level is important for all learners as teachers recognize and differentiate student needs. Targeted intervention addresses an individual student’s specific need through temporary scaffolding. Intensive intervention considers the value of a student receiving a learning support plan (LSP) to support their education.

Our learning support teachers collaborate with classroom teachers, co-teach, and lead small groups. We believe all students benefit from learning more about how learning works. Elementary and middle school intervention centers on students developing strategies to navigate their learning process. Meta-cognition empowers students to understand how their brain works. High school intervention includes planning for adulthood as students recognize what they need and learn to self-advocate.

Absolute to all learning support is encouraging students to persevere as they learn. KIS values the many ways we learn.