St. Clare School Learning Specialist Program Our faculty, in consultation with the Learning Specialist Program, strives to meet the diverse needs of all of our learners. Our goal is to make Catholic Education accessible to a wider group of students than we’ve been able to serve in the past, and to better meet the needs of the students who have traditionally been with us. This office oversees the following: Individual Assessment Group Assessment (Tri-Annual CBM) ILPs Teacher Coaching, Instructional Planning and Inservice Learning Difference Awareness Program Parent Education Primary Reading Interventions
	Meet Learning Specialist Colleen O'Mahony E-mail Mrs. O'Mahony Upcoming Events: Coming soon! In cooperation with PTC, Parent Education Nights this year include Understanding Assessment and Memory & Math Facts
Links to Resources: Learning Differences Information Schwab Learning LD Online National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities National Resource Center on AD/HD Learning Differences Advocacy and Support ORBIDA: Oregon Branch of the International Dyslexia Association ADD Resources (Tacoma, WA) Schwab Learning CHADD: Children and Adults with AD/HD Exceptional Learners Information (“Gifted and Talented” and Twice-Exceptional) California Association for the Gifted Prufrock Press (Commercial site, but it has some great free content) For kids LDOnline Kids Zone SparkTop.org (Schwab's site for kids)	Other Links: Documents: FAQs about the program Current Presentations: Recommended Reading Lists: • Learning Differences •“Gifted and Talented” • Boys and Girls