Three Schools for the Learning Disabled (1/2)

In the United States, federal law requires public schools to provide special education services to children with any disability. Specialists commonly provide these services while the children attend the same schools, and often the same classes, as other students.

But today we look at three private schools that serve only students with learning disabilities.

The Hillside School in Pennsylvania accepts up to one hundred twenty-eight children. The students are ages five to thirteen. They have disorders with language, writing or working with numbers. They may also have attention deficit disorders.

Each class has no more than eight students. Hillside administrators say the main goal is to prepare students to learn effectively in a regular school. Teachers and specialists develop individual learning plans for the students, which is something a public school may also do.

Development director Kathy Greene says most students remain at Hillside for about three years before leaving for a regular classroom setting.

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在美国，联邦法律要求公立学校为(学习障碍)患儿提供特殊的教育服务。这些学生和其他的学生上同样的学校，同样的班级，但通常有专门的人员提供（专门的教育）服务。

不过今天我们来看看三所只接受患有学习障碍的学生的私立学校。

位于宾夕法尼亚的Hillside学校招收了128名儿童。这些学生年龄都在5到13岁之间。他们在语言、书写或者学习数字等方面存在问题。他们也可能患有注意力缺陷障碍。

每个班级都不超过8名学生。Hillside的管理人员说，最主要的目的是让学生们做好在正规学校进行有效学习的准备。老师和专家们为这些学生设计了个人学习计划，这和一些公立学校的做法相一致。

开发总监凯茜•格林说，大部分学生在前往正规学校之前都会在Hillside学习3年左右。

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