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   Language Therapy at The Patterson School

Patterson's Language Therapy Program was established in 1976 by Dr. Lucia Karnes, an eminent psychologist and dyslexia specialist from Salem College in Winston-Salem, NC. Dr Karnes directed the Language Therapy (LT) Program for the first fifteen years, and trained Patterson teachers in the Orton-Gillingham Methods which have successfully open the secrets of reading and writing for hundreds of Patterson students since the Program's inception.

The LT Program is designed for students in grades 7-12 who have the potential to succeed on the preparatory and college levels, but who are hampered by dyslexia. Ideally, these are students with average to above average intelligence whose difficulty with reading, writing, and spelling is preventing academic achievement of which they may otherwise be capable. Students should not be more than two years behind in their scholastic performance to be considered for the program.

The LT Program is totally integrated into the college preparatory curriculum, emphasizing the boarding school as a total learning environment. We recognize the importance of emotional health in a program such as this, and give special attention to adjustment and personal growth through individual counseling.
 
Testing for Enrollment in Language Therapy
The instruments listed constitute a sample battery of tests. An individual examiner may choose to substitute a test yielding similar results for some of these; however, the WISC-R and WRAT or Woodcock-Johnson tests are most useful and strongly recommended. This professional educational evaluation must have been made within the last two years prior to enrollment.
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Revised
Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test
Wide Range Achievement Test (Reading, Spelling & Math)
Woodcock-Johnson Psychoeducational Battery
Gates-MacGinite Silent Reading Test (Vocabulary & Comprehension)
IOTA Word List
Gray Oral Paragraphs Test
Karnes-Buncombe Phonics Test
Draw-A-Man Test
Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Test
Test of Hemispheric Dominance
Written Composition