"Our son is receiving excellent and close attention from TLC staff. They are a professional group dedicated to the
development of our son on all levels; academically, spiritually, and socially. They are readily available to us as parents as we navigate through the challenges that are presented with special education. Our son has the privilege of one on one attention at TLC as well as the joy of participating on a broader base with other FR students at his grade level. We could not be happier with the choice we made for our son and our family!" TLC parents
Front Range Christian offers several programs to reach a wide variety of diverse learners. From high achieving students (gifted and talented) to students who struggle academically, FRCS is one school, K-12 for the whole family. All of the following programs are available for students who are enrolled at FRCS. See Tuition & Fee Structure on the Admissions tab of this web site for current pricing.
TLC - THE LEARNING CENTER...Developing the Whole Child by Meeting Students Where They Are
The TLC program at FRCS is a Christ-centered learning environment developing students with learning disabilities in 7th-9th grade. Taught by nurturing, godly educators, the program educates the whole child in social, academic, and life skills.
CURRENT COMPONENTS OF THE PROGRAM
• Modified curriculum and individualized programming in most subject areas.
• Experience school beyond academics (Art, Music, Chapel, Athletics).
• Integrating students in the community through on-site pre-vocational and vocational training.
FUTURE COMPONENTS OF THE PROGRAM
• On-site thrift shop where students will complete various tasks and develop additional vocational skills.
• Expand computer training.
• Develop a program for younger students (K-6).
IS THE TLC PROGRAM A GOOD FIT FOR YOUR FAMILY AND CHILD(REN)?
• Do you desire to have your child receive his or her education in a Christian school?
• Does your child struggle with academics (far below grade level in reading and math)?
• Would your child thrive in a smaller classroom where instruction is more individualized with some main-stream interaction?
• Would your child benefit from a program tailored for vocational training and job placement training?
RESOURCE
Resource services are designed to assist 2nd-12th grade students who need extra or remedial academic help. Students receive small group tutoring once a week. This tutoring occurs during the regular school day and is provided at no additional cost. Students are referred for resource by their teacher.
DISCOVERY PROGRAM
Educational Therapy is a supplementary program established to help students with learning difficulties that have experienced frustration and/or failure in school. The program is used from the National Institute for Learning Disabilities (NILD). Intervention techniques are used in one-on-one educational sessions for approximately three hours per week. The focus of the intense individual sessions is on continual stimulation and development of the deficit areas of perception, basic skills, and cognitive problem solving.
NILD Admittance Requirements:
- Individual educational testing results
- Recommendation from classroom teacher, therapist, principal and parents
- Personal interview with parents and student is required.
- Additional tuition is required
EXPLORE PROGRAM
First through sixth grade students with exceptional high ability are clustered together to enable the teachers to better serve these children. Classroom teachers may provide differentiated lessons or assignments.
SEARCH & TEACH
Search & Teach© is an early intervention program developed to meet the educational needs of young learners before they experience the frustration of learning failure. This differs from NILD Educational Therapy®, which was designed to help students who have documented learning difficulties, and in many cases have already experienced frustration and failure in the regular classroom.
SEARCH is a 20-minute individual test designed to identify 5 and 6-year-olds who are vulnerable to learning difficulty, and to provide profiles of individual strengths and weaknesses in the readiness skills necessary for reading success.
TEACH is a program of 55 learning activities called 'tasks,' carefully designed to address the needs revealed by SEARCH. TEACH is generally offered to individuals or very small groups of children with like needs in a center, resource room, or small area within a classroom
SEARCH is the screening component of the program.
• Consists of three tests of visual perception, two auditory tests, two tests of intermodal skills, and three neurodevelopmental tests
• Provides norms for children 64 to 80 months of age, and also for individual demographic groups
• Can be used with individual children, but is most effective and was intended to be used to scan an entire kindergarten or early first grade class
• Can provide a profile of an entire class, benefiting teachers as they plan the scope and sequence of instruction
TEACH is the instructional component of the program, provided during a minimum of three 30-minute sessions per week.
• Consists of remedial tasks ordered from simple to complex, and organized into visual, visual-motor, auditory, body-image, and intermodal skill clusters which correspond to the elements of the SEARCH test.
• Provides, for each of the tasks:
1. a rationale relating the task to reading, writing, and spelling
2. step-by-step teaching instructions
3. well-defined mastery criteria to be applied prior to
progressing the child to a more difficult task
HIGH SCHOOL OPTIONS
Advanced Placement Courses:
High school students may be recommended for enrollment in AP and honors courses offered by the school.
Course of Study Options:
Incoming high school students will be recommended for enrollment in the Standard Track, the College Prep Track or the Honors Track.
