Learning Pathways

  • Provide support to teachers and students.

  • Write and manage all accommodation plans

  • Coordinate with Spokane Public Schools to provide reading and speech services.

  • Provide small group instruction in math and reading

  • Work with teachers on various strategies to work with students who need accommodations and modifications

The Learning Pathways Team strives to

Alicia Pearson

Learning Services Director

  • Coming Soon!

  • Coming Soon!

  • Email: apearson@stalsschool.org

Maggie Davidson

School Counselor

Tiers of Support for Learners

Our teachers and Learning Pathways team work together closely to meet our students’ diverse learning needs through multiple tiers of support.

  • Universal support for all students.

    Differentiated instruction in every classroom.

  • Targeted intervention

    • EWU UFLI & DIBELS assessments

    • MAP score monitoring

    • Title 1 support, when appropriate

  • Intensive individualized support

    • Official Student Accommodation Plans (SAP)

    • Child Find or private diagnostic testing

    • Speech, Title 1, and EWU support

    • Classroom modifications per SAP

Eastern Washington University Partnership

Accommodations vs. Modifications

Accommodations

Change HOW students learn or show what they know.

  • Same learning goal

  • Removes barriers

  • Examples: audiobooks, extra time

Modifications

Change WHAT students learn or are expected to learn.

  • Different learning goal

  • Changes academic expectations

  • Examples: lower-level materials, different skills

DIFFERENTIATION

Adjusted instruction, practice, and support based on student needs.