Learning Support
Learning support services at Lincoln Community School are designed to meet the learning needs of every individual.
Learning Support Services at LCS
While we strive to appropriately challenge students in our vibrant learning community, we realize that support is sometimes necessary to help each individual realize their potential. Learning support services are provided in each of our divisions by specialists who offer a range of services including in-class support or small group pull-out instruction. An important feature of learning support services at LCS is that the specialists provide ongoing consultation to the team of teachers they work with.
Our learning support services assist students with learning challenges to become more independent learners. Specialists aid students to strengthen their work habits and work on the building of skills so that students can access the school curriculum.
Alexis Smith
Student Support Services &
Service Learning Coordinator
Classroom and learning support teachers work with parents to address the specific needs of our students. In some cases, students require short-term interventions or accommodations and are offered learning support for up to a semester. When students require learning support over a longer period of time, we create an Individual Learning Plan (ILP). All our students with an ILP receive more intensive or longer-term support.
How our students are supported varies depending on their grade and specific needs. In the Elementary School, students with learning challenges are identified early and are typically supported through small group intensive instruction. One on one support can be provided as appropriate. In Grades 1 to 8, our students receive support within the classroom and are often assigned to additional pull out support as needed. In the High School, most students who are on learning plans (ILP or intervention/accommodation plan), are scheduled to the Academic Resource Center (ARC). The ARC class provides an opportunity for our students to receive help with skill-building and work habits in the context of assignments from subject classes. Limited in-class support is available in the High School depending on the number of students in a class who need support. Some high school students have learning plans for accommodations and consultation only and are not assigned to ARC.
English as an Additional Language
Lincoln Community School offers English language support for students in Grades 1-10 with specialist consultation available in Grades 11 and 12. All new learners of the English language participate as fully as possible in the school’s complete curriculum. This sheltered immersion approach to English language support allows students to actively participate in our school program with a level of differentiation that matches their stage of English acquisition.
EAL support levels are determined through World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA), previous teacher reports and their language background. Students with a history that suggests a possible need for EAL support are typically assessed using the WIDA when they arrive.
Lincoln Community School
#126/21 Reindolf Road
Abelemkpe, Accra
Ghana, West Africa
+233 302 218 100
Mailing Address
PMB CT 354, Cantonments
Accra, Ghana
