901 Arizona Avenue, El Paso, Texas 79902 Office: 915.532.6647 Fax: 915.532.8767
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As Educational Director of Bridges Academy, it has been my privilege to work with some of the most creative students and teachers. Having taught 10 years in Special Education, I was confident that I had knowledge and experience enough to teach children with learning disabilities. I was surprised to learn that I would need to be able to think outside the box to teach children at Bridges Academy. It has been my passion to accept students exactly where they are at and yet have expectations for their future.
Because many lack the tools to deal with the special problems associated with Dyslexia, ADD and ADHD, many children with these learning differences don't excel. Bridges Academy was founded for this very reason in 1979. Now, these learning differences may be addressed in order to prevent your child from experiencing the following:
- Stress
- Anger
- Failure
- Frustration
Dyslexic children many times have difficulty with language skills, rhyming, memorizing, spelling, reading, and even telling time. Children with ADD can be impulsive, forgetful, disorganized, distracted, and given to daydreaming. In many cases, these traits and habits can lead to poor self esteem. Bridges Academy can provide hope by using the right tools to work with those who have these differences. Since 1979, Bridges Academy has been developing the right tools for the job.
The tools that have been developed at Bridges Academy to teach those with Dyslexia, ADD and ADHD are based on our foundational statement.
"If children do not learn the way we teach, then we must teach them the way they learn."
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During the past 9 years, I have come to learn, that students behave and learn according to how well the school enviornment fits their learning needs and styles. I learned this by observing the more "experienced" teachers who by example have helped to mentor me.
"Communication between teachers, parents and students is the key to developing a rapport along with good teaching and a working enviornment."
Our method creates a unique environment by bringing real change, real success where perhaps before there was no hope. But there is hope, it is found in the Bridges Academy difference.