Many of our students are served by a teacher who makes visits to the child's home, preschool, or private day care setting. The amount of the instructional time depends on the individual needs of the child, as identified by the child's Individualized Education Program (IEP). Sessions may be one to one, integrated, or a combination of both models. Playgroups may be organized by individual teachers and held within community or school settings to provide opportunities for peer interaction.

Teachers work with students and families to address the goals identified on the IEP. The role of the resource teacher is to model and teach intervention strategies for parents and day care providers, as well as to serve as a resource for materials and intervention activities. Related services, such as speech and language therapy, physical therapy, and occupational therapy, are also provided, either at Woodbine or at the child's neighborhood school, if identified on the IEP.

Home Classbased Program

Two-year-old classbased students attend school two or more mornings each week as determined by the IEP team. In addition, teachers make one home visit per week. Related services, if identified on the Individualized Education Plan (IEP), are provided during class time.

This program provides children with opportunities to improve language, cognitive, self-help, motor and socialization skills. Some children may attend school on additional day(s) if recommended by the IEP team.

Classes are provided for children, between the ages of three and five years, whose Individualized Education Program  (IEP) calls for a 5 day-a-week program. Children attend half-day sessions five times a week. Related services, such as transportation, speech/ language therapy, occupational therapy (OT), and physical therapy (PT) are provided, if identified on the IEP. Home visits are usually scheduled twice each month. Classes meet daily from 12:00. A reverse mainstreaming program model is currently in use. Each class may include some “typically developing” peers.  

Related Services

Any related services identified on a child's IEP are available at Woodbine.  Related services include transportation, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech /language therapy. Related services may be provided in the classroom or therapy room.   In special cases, related services may be provided in the home or day care location. Special cases are identified at the Central Office level and usually are reserved for critically ill children. Related services in the home may be offered to children who are unable to attend school due to unique medical needs.