Education at Pinnacle

“If children cannot learn in the way that we teach them, then we must teach them in the way that they learn.”

Pinnacle Academy offers an alternative education for children who require a highly structured and reinforcing learning environment. Children may enter the school as early as 18 months old. Although Pinnacle is not a sole ABA program, we believe that is critical to combine methods which have proven scientific results, like ABA and related “best-practice” approaches, with modified school-based curriculum. In the classroom, Pinnacle offers a small ratio learning environment rather than a one-on-one treatment approach to create a setting that “looks like school” and lends to increased generalization and potential inclusion-success.

Classroom Preparation

For the child who has never experienced the classroom setting, an individual therapy program with special transition planning may be needed. This program will focus on preparing the child with learning readiness skills, including sitting, attending, and basic communication with an individualized transition plan.

Pre-K through Transitional Kindergarten

Pinnacle currently offers five programs for children ranging in age from 18 months to six years old. From beginning communication training to transition to inclusion, children’s varying levels are supported in our small ratio (1:4) classrooms. Curriculum is presented through “zone-based teaching” during the day and is specially modified to meet each child’s individual needs, enhance kinesthetic learning, and promote motivation. Structured and incidental learning opportunities emphasize growth in communication, pre-academic, social, play, and self help skills.

Upper School

Several programs are designed to support children ages six to eighteen, offering an emphasis on academic skills, independent functioning, or a combination. Self management, independent workstations, small and large group activities, cooperative learning, and vocational preparation are the main focus. Our academic curriculum program offers weekly testing, an accelerated reader program, homework assignments, and “zone-based teaching”.
 

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