EDUCATION
Our School Curriculum ::
It is a privilege to serve the educational needs of the children in placement at Necco Center. In order to do this, we have partnered with Haugland Learning Center (HLC), which serves the educational needs of children with Autism or Asperger syndrome in the state of Ohio. HLC currently operates classroom-based programs in Columbus, Dublin, Lancaster, Portsmouth, and Sandusky/Erie County.
Programming Description ::
Haugland Learning Center (HLC) is an educational program focused on students diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and other developmental disabilities. Students are affected by their disabilities in many different ways and HLC seeks to create an environment in which all students can be successful. Students come to HLC to receive assistance with a variety of skill deficiencies including negative behaviors. Group and individualized programs targeting these core areas of deficit allow students to become more independent, acquire new skills and learn to generalize these skills across all environments. Carefully designed interventions allow all students to make progress and reach their educational and life goals. HLC provides significant positive behavioral support to those students exhibiting severe behavior problems, allowing them access to a purposeful learning environment while working on controlling said behaviors. The behavioral support is then faded as the student learns pro-social coping strategies to better self-regulate. The ultimate goal is for all students to be successful and achieve independence within the school, home and community environment.
The P.L.A.N. (Personalized Life skills and Academic Needs) program at Haugland Learning Center is designed for those students who need a more individualized education program. The program serves students who range in age from 3-22. The students are placed in classrooms based upon their age in combination with their developmental level. The program is tailored for each student’s unique needs and is based upon the student’s IEP along with in-house educational objectives that are drawn from the Life Skills Curriculum. The Life Skills Curriculum is composed of seven domains that include domestic skills, self-help, pre-vocational/vocational skills, recreation/leisure skills, social skills, academics, functional academics and community participation skills.
Instructional Domains
Domestic: Domestic skills include every skill that an individual needs in order to live independently in the home or family environment. This includes such skills as cooking, cleaning, safety, home repair, etc.
Self Help: This set of skills includes any activity that is performed by the student in order to accommodate his or her individual personal care needs. This includes such skills as personal hygiene, grooming and first aid.
Vocational: Students in the P.L.A.N. program begin working on pre-vocational skills such as independent task completion and following written directions early in their educational programming. Once the student reaches an appropriate age and prerequisite skill level, they begin specific vocational training. Vocational skills cover a wide range of occupational areas and also skills such as job procurement. When the student is ready, a vocational placement may be obtained and the student will begin on-site employment with a job coach.
Recreation: The area of recreation and leisure skills encompasses a wide range of possibilities. The primary focus of this domain is to increase the quality of life for each student. The students are taught a wide range of leisure activities in order to promote a lifelong adoption of individual and group skills.
Social: This area of instruction is vital to the overall success and happiness of our students. Examples of skills addressed include turn taking, private vs. public behavior, conversation, play skills, etc.
Community: CBI (Community Based Instruction) provides the opportunity for students to apply the skills they learned in structured, mock environments, within their community. Students work on all instructional domains while out in the community from money skills to restroom use. CBI is vital for student success.
Functional Academics: The domain includes all traditional academic areas with focus on their functionality. Math may encompass money, time, household budgeting, etc. Reading may encompass community signs, warning labels, recipes, etc., and writing may consist of stimuli such as applications and forms, typing, etc.
Academics: The main thrust of this area of instruction is targeting academic deficits including comprehension and higher order thinking skills. Students are taught reading decoding, reading and listening comprehension, writing and math using the most effective teaching methods available. For those students passing the OGT (Ohio Graduation Test), Haugland Learning Center will provide an ODE (Ohio Department of Education) accredited curriculum to ensure the student qualifies for a high school diploma.
Instructional Methods
The P.L.A.N. teachers are trained to employ a variety of instructional strategies in order to meet the needs of each student. Some of these include DTT (Discrete Trial Training), DI (Direct Instruction), NET (Natural Environment Training), and fluency based instruction.
For more information about Haugland Learning Center, please visit www.hauglandlearningcenter.com.
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