LKA has had a busy start to the school year so far! Teachers have been hard at work implementing new dyslexia education methods that have been proven successful in the classroom.

This past summer some of our teachers had the amazing opportunity to learn innovative dyslexia education techniques from dyslexia experts in Washington. Among these techniques was the full immersion technique, which our teachers have incorporated into the LKA classrooms this year. Full immersion is a teaching technique that is used by many dyslexia educators. It focuses on providing an immersive environment for students that focuses on visual learning with hands-on activities. LKA has incorporated this learning method into what we call "academic labs", which have replaced our science and social studies classes this year. The labs are aligned with the sea of strengths model, which focuses on building students' critical thinking, problem solving, and oral language skills. In these labs our students will be experiencing a full on immersion to provide an understanding of life sciences and historical events. Our students have enjoyed many new lab projects so far, such as growing plants, creating rituals of different tribes, and even building historical homes. We can't wait to see our students' learning thrive in their new academic settings!