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Our
ProgramTown & Country School
continues to be Oklahoma's only accredited, private
full day program specifically designed to meet the needs of
children with learning disabilities and/or attention disorders.
T&C improves each student's life by advancing critical academic,
social, and personal skills. We provide a multidisciplinary
approach to develop the optimal functioning of the child in the
school, family, and community environments. The curriculum
offers language arts, math, social studies, and science. In
addition, special programs include computers, music, are, and
physical education. Electives, such as Drama, Yearbook,
Architecture, and Environmental Science are offered in the Upper
School. Town & Country also partners with Tulsa
Technology Center to provide additional classes and life skills
training for its Upper School students.
Children with learning disabilities and attention
disorders are
typically frustrated, anxious and tense in a traditional educational environment. By providing
individualized attention, family support, and curriculum modifications,
the school relieves the child of otherwise stressful situations, which allows for real learning to
take place. T & C’s program differs significantly from
"pull-out" programs or resource labs found in other
educational settings. This individualized
approach eliminates the student’s fear of competing with other students who can
think, read, write, communicate and perform in a more expedient manner.
T&C's program focuses on the
child’s positive aspects while remediating and/or teaching
compensatory skills for their weaknesses, thereby building the
student's self-esteem and motivation.
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Although other programs may have supports available to these
students, the supports are typically varied, inconsistent, and/or
decreased as students reach the high school level. This
ultimately results in student's becoming "at risk" for
failure or dropping out of school. T&C provides a rich,
caring environment, appropriate academic programming and builds
compensatory skills so that our children can be successful in
school and achieve their life goals--including college
attendance, vocational/technical training, future careers,
successful interpersonal relationships, and community and civic
involvement.
LOWER
SCHOOL
PROGRAMS
Saxon Mathematics
A multi-sensory mathematics program teaching new concepts as well as
continuous reinforcement of previously learned material
Houghton Mifflin Math
Programs Grade 4-6
Houghton Mifflin Mathematics is an elementary program
that is an effective and manageable program; It has the perfect
balance of problem solving, practice, consistent review and
assessment to ensure all skills are maintained and the students are
on track
Saxon Phonics
A multi-sensory reading and phonics program designed to teach students
phonetic coding skills and spelling rules
Speech Language Therapy
Individual and small group instruction provided by a licensed and certified
speech-language pathologist to remediate both articulation and language delays and/or
disorders
Agenda Practice & Usage
Students in primary grades are instructed how to use the Premier School
Agenda to develop time management skills and good study habits
Social Skills
Groups
Students learn practical skills that
reinforce social growth; The lessons are divided into units that
cover making and keeping friends, fitting in at school, handing your
feelings, using self-control and being responsible
Brigance Test of Basic Skills
Criterion referenced assessment tool used to determine students’
functioning levels in reading comprehension, reading decoding, spelling, math
comprehension, math calculation, daily living skills, gross & fine motor skills, etc.
Daily Oral Language
Activities conducted on a daily basis to address oral and written language
expression
Bracken Concepts
Introduction to basic skills concepts
Choral Reading
Literature based reading program for those with higher level reading skills
Basal Readers
Used to enhance and develop basic reading skills
Specials Classes
Art, music, computer and physical education are offered routinely
throughout the week in order to enhance the academic curricula and students’
strengths and interests
Tuition
Scale
Application
Fee $25.00 (one time
only)
Enrollment Fee
$200.00 (one time)
Tuition K-3
$7.870.00 per year
4-6 $8,140.00
per year
7-8 $8,440.00
per year
9-12 $8,780.00
per year
Applicants may be eligible for financial aid
UPPER SCHOOL
PROGRAMS
Holt Mathematics
A multi-sensory mathematics program teaching new concepts as well as
reinforcement of previously learned material
Wilson Language
An Orton Gillingham based program focusing on the basic words parts
as well as explaining and documenting the needed rules and
exceptions
Discovery Spelling
A systematic method of teaching the regular and rule spelling patterns
through familiar sight words and newly learned content area vocabulary words
Reading & Study Skills
A class for those in grades 9 & 10 that improves decoding,
comprehension, study and organizational skills, as well as functional reading
skills
Elective Choices
A variety of electives are offered during alternate years, which enables students to gain
knowledge in other areas of interest. Sample electives include:
Computer Application, Music, Art, Physical Education, Single Survival, ACT
Preparation, Transitions to College, Drama, Speech, Yearbook , and Current
Events, Environmental Science, and Humanties
Transitional
Services
Students are given information regarding Vocational Rehabilation
Brigance Test of Essential Skills
Criterion referenced assessment tool used to write academic objectives in
subjects such as reading, math, life and vocational skills,
Oklahoma Educational Planning and Assessment System
(EPAS)
Students in grade 8 are given the Explore
Test, while those in grade 10
are given the Plan Test in order to ascertain career interest and academic aptitude as defined
by ACT
ACT/PSAT Testing
Accommodations
Students may be eligible to take the ACT with extended time or other special
accommodations. Students in grades 11 may be eligible to take the PSAT which may
qualify them as a National Merit Semi Finalist.
Tulsa Technology Center
Students in grades 10, 11, and 12 may apply for courses at Tulsa Technology
Center to strengthen their employability, vocation and academic skills
Tracking
Students are placed in classes according to potential to ensure their
academic and social needs are met
Study Time
30 minutes during each day are provided for homework time, additional
assistance from a teacher or announcements
Premier School Agendas
A time management and organizational system to enhance academic performance
through goal setting
Block Scheduling
Students are placed in 4 classes per semester that are divided into 85
minute segments; this allows more class time for instruction, projects, independent work
and less course work to maintain during a term
Visualizing-Verbalizing
A program designed to improve reading comprehension through visualization
practices
Performance Points
Students earn points for appropriate classroom behavior, attitude,
participation, turning homework in on time and bringing necessary supplies to class;
students in turn are rewarded with Free Dress the following Monday if a set number of
points are earned
Teacherease
Teacherease is a communication tool
that is utilized to allow parents to monitor their students
progress on a regular basis; This program is internet based
which allows for quick checking for any location that is internet
ready
Admissions Policy
Town & Country
School's admissions requirements state
that a child must have a primary diagnosis of a learning disability and/or
attention disorder with an average to above average IQ. T
&C's admissions policy does not discriminate on the basis of
age, sex, race, national or ethnic
origin or religious preference. Students who meet the
admissions requirements and are enrolled at T&C receive all rights,
privileges, educational programs, and activities generally accorded or
made available to students at school.
For more information call 918/296-3113 or e-mail us at
tstone@tandcschool.org
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