Arlington ISD > DISTRICT > DEPARTMENTS > Academic Services > Specialized Learning Services > Special Education > Resource (Reading, Language Arts, & Math)

Department Contact:

Lora Thurston

Director
(682) 867-0800

Reading & Language Arts

Resource Reading / Language Arts, including Practical English at the secondary level, is a service and support option on a continuum designed to meet the diverse needs of students with a disability in reading and / or writing. The focus is TEKS- based instruction and remediation in the reading / language arts skills essential for educational and vocational progress. The components of the services include a number of hierarchical stages which establish and ultimately transfer acquired reading strategies and writing skills to all aspects of the student’s educational setting.

Math

Resource Mathematics, Practical Math at the secondary level, is a service and support option on a continuum designed to meet the diverse needs of students with a delay in mathematics. The focus is TEKS-basedinstruction and training in the mathematics skills essential for educational and vocational progress. The components of the services include a number of hierarchical stages which establish, and ultimately transfer, newly acquired mathematics strategies to all aspects of the educational setting.

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