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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think wis is an excellent program but they can only afford 1 teacher per class in 2nd and up and I found that unacceptable for the price. It’s not like the classes are tiny either [/quote]

Their support teachers just look different then what you are used to.  They pull kids who struggle for 1:1 support to catch them up to their peers as quickly as possible.  Just because there is only 1 teacher in the room, doesn't mean there is 1 teacher supporting the class and I'm not sure why another human body would need to stand there when students who need additional support are being given it in a private and direct setting.[/quote]
They have lots of staff at the primary school with the job of providing push in & pull out interventions to students that need them.  It's done on a student-by-student basis, rather than per class.  That allows them to allocate special education resources where they would be most useful.  Also keep in mind their SAL/FAL program effectively adds an extra teacher to the Spanish & French days for grades 2 and up, it's just a lot less visible because children who need the support receive it outside the classroom until they catch up.  The net result averages more than 2 teachers per class, but done in a highly targeted way.[/quote]

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