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What makes our program unique:
The integrated classrooms at the Salem Early Childhood Center are designed to meet the needs of three and four- year-old students. Peer partners and children with special needs learn side by side. The implementation of specialized interventions occur naturally without disrupting the curriculum and educational routines of the classroom. Sometimes a skill needs to be taught in smaller steps or practiced longer for the child to achieve success. Support services include: speech/language therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, physical therapy, and vision and mobility training. In addition, the Salem Early Childhood Center has a Therapeutic classroom designed to meet the needs of students presenting with the characteristics of Autism Spectrum Disorder, and an additional classroom funded through a Massachusetts Department
of Education Community Partnership Grant.
At the Salem Early Childhood Center we are also firmly grounded in the principles of early childhood development. Each child in the program is regarded as a unique person with an individual pattern and timing of growth. Curriculum and instruction are responsive to these differenced in ability and areas of interest. Different levels of development and a variety of learning styles are expected, accepted and used to design appropriate curriculum. We identify, nurture, and treasure each child's strengths and abilities.
Salem Public Schools
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