Northbrook Academy

a classical prep-school exclusively for grades 6-8 -------------------40 North Main Street Middleboro MA 508 947-8047

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Skill Builders and Scholar Makers

GRASP

NEW GRASP Program.
Northbrook acknowledges that not all students find the academic world easy to navigate. GRASP puts academic success back into the hands of students. The mission of GRASP is to offer all Northbrook Academy students the full experience of a challenging college preparatory academic environment by providing proven supports necessary for success. Students admitted to the GRASP program will work under the guidance of the Director of Enhanced Learning, Ms. Edith Trafford. The GRASP program includes:

1. Weekly meeting with a personal advisor to:

learn about personal strengths and weaknesses as well as strategies for improvement
discuss individual course challenges
improve organizational skills
facilitate time management
ensure academic and social adjustment
review progress and assessments
offer any additional support needed
facilitate as liason between student , teacher and partents

2. Weekly small group meeting with other students and a personal advisor to:

share experiences
celebrate successes
discuss struggles
develop strategies
express concerns
receive support

3. Small group, supplemental written language program for qualified students using a researched based, multi-sensory program from Project Read, to improve understanding of written lanuage rules and use of English sentence structures. “This (Project Read) written expression curriculum and instructional strategies inspire and energize students as they learn the fundamentals of writing."

"This curriculum teaches written language sequentially and systematically coupling creative freedom with direct multi- sensory skill instruction. Instruction moves from barebones sentences through five kinds of paragraph development. Knowledge gained gives wings to creativity and independent thought.”

Northbrook offers the GRASP program at no additional fee to its enrolled students. _____________________________________________________

Additional learning services beyond the GRASP program are available through a private contract with Ms. Trafford. These include (but are not limited to):

1. Fast ForWord program by Scientific Learning. This unique computer software develops adolescent literacy. When it is used regularly and frequently it provides learners with measurable language improvements.
Fast ForWord features:

age targeted motivating animations
advance practice in decoding
sequential and inferential comprehension
advanced grammatical structures
highly demanding sustained attention tasks
visual tracking of success and progress

2. Private Instruction
3. Diagnostic Testing

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Who directs Northbrook Academy's GRASP Program?

EDITH TRAFFORD, M.S. CCC-SLP:

Ms. Trafford earned her Bachelor’s degree from Rhode Island College in Providence, with a major in Psychology and a minor in Communications. She earned her Master’s degree in Speech Language Pathology from the University of Rhode Island.

She began her career working with stroke and alzheimer patients, moving on to the Public School System for seven years before she began her private practice, Trafford Speech, Language, Literacy Services, Inc. Her interests lie in helping struggling students succeed. She privately sees students, ages Kindergarten through High School to address individual needs including struggles in the areas of dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, dyspraxia, dys-arthria, auditory processing disorder (CAPD), articulation, non-verbal learning disability (NVLD), language-learning delays, fluency, and stuttering and attention-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD, ADD).
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Along with direct treatment and full evaluations, Ms. Trafford also provides family counseling, education and support.

Ms Trafford can be reached via email at lancith@aol.com.