RIS Ruamrudee Learning Support Verified listing

LEARNING SUPPORT
All students vary in their level of ability, achievement, motivation, and interest. Some students may find it difficult to achieve success at school, which may lead to them developing negative attitudes about themselves as well as feelings of inadequacies among classmates or siblings. When a student has an identified learning difficulty in key academic areas such as reading, writing, or mathematics, the RIS Learning Support team provides help. The LS program supports students from Pre-K to grade 12 to access the general school curriculum, develop skills, reach their potential, and realize their ambitions so that they may feel more confident and successful.
Students are brought into the Learning Support program through a team approach that involves parents, teachers, the counselor, and the school psychologist, particularly when concerns about a student’s progress are raised. Upon referral, a full psychological and educational evaluation of the students’ academic, cognitive, and social-emotional strengths and needs is completed. The results are discussed with parents and teachers prior to a student being enrolled in Learning Support. Exiting from the program also requires a similar assessment.
The Learning Support program is focused on a student’s Individual Education Plan (IEP), which has been developed collaboratively with the student, parents, teachers, counselors, psychologists, learning support teachers, and speech therapist. Each student has a Learning Support teacher to keep track of their progress and to ensure that their needs are met in the mainstream classroom in collaboration with the core content teachers.

COUNSELING SERVICES
The primary goal of RIS’ school counseling services is to promote and enhance student learning through the three broad, interrelated areas of student development—academic, personal, and social. At RIS, school counselors spend time getting to know each child and how he or she learns best in conjunction with a Student Study team, which comprises teachers, administrators, and the school psychologist. When a student with issues related to academic achievement and/or behavior is referred by a Student Study team, the school psychologist carries out psychological and educational evaluations in collaboration with the student and his/her teachers and parents. These evaluations provide information about a student’s academic, cognitive, and social-emotional development, which then inform the development of an Individual Education Plan to support the student in any identified areas of need.
RIS school counselors also provide consulting services and welcome meetings with parents, teachers, and administrators to discuss and advise on any matter concerning a student’s personal and academic welfare. Counseling services include whole-class, small-group, and individual support. During individual sessions, a counselor and student work together one-on-one on a program or topic of interest. A face-to-face meeting with a counselor builds trust and allows a student to freely explore his or her ideas, feelings, and behaviors. The school psychologist also provides counseling and consultation services for teachers, administrators, parents, and students on matters concerning children and young people, family, and education. The school psychologist also works in collaboration with external mental health professionals from the wider community.