DARCHEI NOAM
SUMMER 2016 קיץ תשע’’ו
$100K Grant Enables Special Services Expansion By Rabbi Chaim Hagler, Principal
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n schools across the country, some students struggle in upper elementary grades with Reading, Math and Language skills. For many, this is the result of not having had the intervention to identify and address their specific needs at the beginning of their formal education. As educators, we feel that one of the keys to helping children best is by strengthening their areas of weakness as early as possible, even as early as Buds. Piloted this past year, the school is now formally launching the “Chazak B’Noam” program, which will begin in the 2016–2017 school year. Made possible by a multi-year donation of $100,000 per year by an anonymous donor, Chazak B’Noam is a push-in inclusion program that spans from Kindergarten to Second Grade and seeks to strengthen students’ academic and social skills through special services delivered by newly hired specialist instructors, who will provide differentiated instruction to students who need it in each student’s regular classroom.
Every child has different strengths, needs and areas for personal growth, and fully addressing these needs is part of Yeshivat Noam’s core educational mission. When a child is at risk of not being on grade level, early identification, intervention and speciallydesigned differentiated instruction can help these children the most. Thanks to the help of this grant, Yeshivat Noam is poised to continue to add more programs that can address the unique needs of every individual student. The Chazak B’Noam program builds on other new educational models that Yeshivat Noam has implemented in the last two years to meet student needs. Last year, the pilot program for Kindergarten was introduced, providing additional support to students who need extra CONTINUED ON P. 13
Every child has different strengths, needs and areas for personal growth. Fully addressing these needs is part of Yeshivat Noam’s core educational mission.