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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To the PP asking about the appropriateness for students with learning disabilities, I would tread carefully. A lot will depend upon how much outside help you are willing to pay for and the age/grade of your child. Unlike most other area privates (including its sister school), there is no learning specialist at the Heights. In the lower school, there is no Reading Specialist or Resource Teacher. As far as I know, none of the lower school teachers have received much training or education in the Science of Reading. The lower school teachers are mostly recently grads of liberal arts universities. Many are alumni. They are great role models for boys who don't have learning disabilities. I know of a devout Catholic family (members of Opus Dei themselves) who sent a son with a learning disability to a nearby parochial school that could adequately teach and support their son. He was able to transfer in for high school, having established solid reading skills elsewhere.

If your child is not a solid reader already, be prepared to pay for private Orton-Gillingham tutoring. If your child will need a tutor in the upper grades, ask if it is possible for every teacher to send the tutor the daily homework schedule at least a week ahead of time. Ask if your child can type his essay answers if he suffers from dysgraphia or needs spell-check help. Find out more details about the Saxon Math curriculum - it tends to work best for students who are "middle-of-the-road." For those who are struggling, there can be too many concepts introduced in rapid succession without enough time to master one of them. I'm pretty sure that the standard is to use the math textbook for the next grade up, as well, which doesn't necessarily work well for everyone.

I say all of this as someone who does genuinely like the Heights, but also knows some of its limitations.[/quote]

Scanning the faculty list, your best bet in the lower school might be Eric Heil.[/quote]

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