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Causes: Education, Primary & Elementary Schools
Mission: Aim academy (aim) provides extraordinary educational opportunities to children with language-based learning disabilities such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia, utilizing research-based intervention strategies and an arts-based learning environment that is college preparatory in scope and sequence. Aim developed a center for educational excellence and professional development to disseminate best practices to educators by providing access to the latest research-based curriculum, technology, and training.
Programs: Tuition, fees and related services:school for children with language based learning disabilities, the aim model utilizes a small teacher to student ratio of 1:6. The integrated services team consists of speech and language therapists, occupational therapists and school psychologists. The arts based learning addresses full immersion learning and multi-sensory experiences that is college preparatory in scope and sequence.
tutoring:aim's outstanding tutoring center provides highly individualized diagnostic-prescriptive teaching, tailored to meet each student's needs ranging from teaching reading readiness skills to providing remediation in various academic areas. Tutoring also consists of assistance in learning study skills and modes of organization so students can effectively complete academic work.
teacher training workshops:curriculum designed for regular and special educators, speech/language pathologists, school psychologists, learning specialists and reading specialists. It is conducted by current practitioners who couple research with practical hands-on activities and strategies that attendees can use with their students the very next day. Workshop leaders are certified in their research-based programs including wilson reading, letrs, and rav-o.