Mrs. Rachel Bolyard--SPED Department
Academic Lab Resource Teacher
Collaborative English 10 Teacher
Child Study Chairperson
Contact information:
email: rlbolyard@harrisonburg.k12.va.us
1001 Garber's Church Rd.
Harrisonburg, VA 22801
phone: (540)433-2651
My schedule
Block 1 A - Academic Lab rm. 522
Block 1B - Academic Lab rm. 522
Block 2A - English 10 (T) rm. 448
Block 2B - Academic Lab rm. 522
Block 3 - Planning rm. 522/540
Block 4 - CSC rm. 522/540
Academic Lab
Overview: Academic Lab is a resource class for students with individual education plans (IEPs) who need support with regular course content, remediation for processing deficits, and learning strategies for reading, writing, and math. Students will meet with teachers every other day or daily depending on services and goals outlined in their IEPs.
Focus: Students will work to improve individual skill sets that will help them achieve on grade level in all regular education classes and prepare them for education and careers after high school. These skills sets include:
*organization, time management, and study skills
*learning new strategies to improve reading, writing, and math skills
*memory and study strategies for content classes (social studies, science, etc.)
*internet and word processing skills*career and work skills
*life skills
*skills to transition from high school to college, career, and work
*vocabulary building
*journaling/blogging/using writing to express oneself
*self-advocacy skills
*investigating community agencies that can assist students with disabilities
*understanding rights and responsibilities of students with disabilities in post-secondary settings
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