SAIL (San Antonio’s Individualized Learning)
Services
Our Stages
Personalized Learning for a Brighter Future
Educational Therapy is more than identifying where a student is struggling or what they need to learn. They identify why a student is struggling and how they learn best!
Make Appointment
Please call or email to schedule time to discuss your student’s needs, go over his/her assessment, if applicable, and develop a plan for a future meeting. The educational therapy process typically begins with a phone call from a parent wanting help for their child. It is extremely important during this time to learn a great deal about the student at this initial phone contact so planning for this call should be scheduled in advance.
Consultation
Typically, a separate appointment with the parent and student is scheduled. We will discuss the information obtained from the prior phone and/or email. At this time, it is important to gather further information concerning the context of the student and the family during this stage in the process. The child’s family life, peer group, community, and educational environments may all impact the achievement of goals. I have a range of professional backgrounds, from special education to speech and language therapy to psychology. But they are all focused on the whole child—that is, the emotional as well as cognitive factors involved in successful learning.
Therapy
After the consultation, a recommendation of day(s), times, length of session and the individualized plan is created, and a contract will be signed by parties. A rapport will be developed as the flexibility and spontaneity of the sessions are fluid dependent on the student’s individualized plan. Empathy and sensitivity are shown to every student while understanding and engaging in a partnership in the journey toward school success. At this time, all reports have been read, schoolwork has been reviewed, academic skills have been informally assessed during the sessions, and the road has been paved to successful accomplishment of the tasks at hand. It is during this stage that my expertise of the student’s learning style is implemented to work best for the student. I typically describe this stage as “retraining the brain” or “learning how to learn.” This is the exciting stage when the student begins to exhibit confidence and build competence. When necessary, I will test/retest a student to chart strengths and weaknesses, to gain further understanding of where there may be opportunities to grow and to compare progress.