Bridge Program

A student’s middle school years are a wonderful training ground to develop skills and strategies for both learning and life. The Bridge Program at Perimeter School is committed to helping your student learn study and self-advocacy skills to take on the responsibility for his/her own learning. Through the introduction of specific study and executive functioning skills, guided practice, and close accountability, our goal is for students to discover strategies to self-manage their own learning. When students can manage their time, work efficiently to complete their studies, and experience both success and failure, they are more equipped and confident to tackle the academic challenges that await them in high school and beyond.

The Bridge Program includes:

  • Study Skills Classes (4-5 classes per week; 35 - 55 minutes each) Including: 

    • Executive Functioning Skills

    • G.R.I.T. Study Skills Method

    • Discovery of Dominant Learning Style

    • Test Taking Skills

    • SMART Goal Setting

    • Advocacy Skills

    • Instruction in How the Brain Works (learning, memory, and understanding of learning differences)

    • Training in the What and Why of Accommodations

  • Ongoing Parent Communication Regarding Upcoming Assignments and Assessments

  • Fall Bridge Support Meeting

  • Learning Ally (audio books)

  • Additional Teacher Support for Your Child in Subject-matter Classes

  • Small Group Testing with Bridge Teacher As Needed

  • Individualized Student Support Plan (SSP)

  • Semester Update Through Report Card Narrative

  • Co-teaching in Language Arts and Math (Grade 6)

  • High School Transition Support (Grade 8)

Psychological Educational testing is not required to be in the Bridge Program. Accommodations will be determined by Psycho-educational testing, classroom observations, and feedback from subject matter teachers. Psycho-educational testing is required to receive additional accommodations and must be within the last 3 years. A doctor’s note may be used for ADHD accommodations. The Bridge Program includes an analysis of Psycho-educational testing and the development of an Individualized Student Support Plan (SSP) to outline student accommodations.

 

Accommodations may include:

  • Preferential Seating

  • Assistive Technology

  • Copy of Notes

  • Extended Test Time

  • Iowa Testing Accommodations

  • Strategies for Sensory, Visual, and Auditory Processing (enlarging tests, chunking)

“Our daughter has thrived in the Bridge Program. She feels heard and empowered to do her best. We cannot thank her Bridge teachers enough for giving her confidence and equipping her to face the academic world with the tools she needs.”
— The Thomas Family

For more information about Perimeter School’s Student Support Program, please contact Kay Lee, Director of Student Support, at 678.405.2300.