Individualizing Learning at Radcliffe Creek School

Radcliffe Creek School has always individualized learning for each student. Recent research supports this approach, as it shows that no two brains are alike due to the combination of genetics and individual life experiences. Radcliffe teachers address both aspects of cognitive development to individualize learning in the following ways:

• Students in math and reading are grouped by ability based on teacher observations and assessments, as well as aimsweb benchmarking that is tied to grade-level expectations. Teachers select individual learning goals for each student within that grouping. 

• Students within Discovery classes (Science and Social Studies) are grouped by grade level and also receive individualized learning goals.

• Students within groupings work towards their individual goals at their own pace, meaning that students move onto a new goal once the previous one is mastered.

• Students can access learning and demonstrate mastery in a variety of ways depending on strengths and interests. Multisensory instruction ensures that every student can use their stronger learning modalities – auditory, verbal, visual, and/or kinesthetic.

  
  

• Nearly three-quarters of RCS teachers are trained in the Orton-Gillingham method of multisensory reading instruction.

• Radcliffe’s small class sizes – an average ratio of six students to one teacher – ensure individualized instruction and learning. 

• Half-day Wednesdays provide students and families with time for outside appointments. On campus, the time is used for teachers to collaboratively plan for individual students, and/or to meet with families.