A Plus Learning provides after-school enrichment program for third- to 12th-grade students. This is achieved with certified professional teachers, small classes with an average size of nine students, and an advanced curriculum. The 29 teachers working with A Plus have actual classroom experience and advanced degrees in their subject areas.
Courses offered are math, pre-algebra, algebra, geometry, pre-calculus and calculus. Workshops include math, writing, grammar, critical writing and reading. Preparation courses are for PSAT, SAT and SAT-II. All classes are offered in the spring, fall, and summer semester.
An accent modification program is offered to improve fluency. A good knowledge of vocabulary and English grammar is required.
The Treatment and Learning Centers (TLC) offers community services such as a hearing center, childcare and preschool programs, testing and tutoring services and community education programs for more than 2,000 individuals annually. Its primary focus is specialized services for children and adults with learning disabilities.
TLC is a nonprofit organization that isn't affiliated with a national organization. It has 210 employees at three locations. It's accredited and approved by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, Maryland Departments of Education, Health and Mental Hygiene, Rehabilitation Services and the National Association for the Education of Young Children.
TLC has contractual relationships with the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration and Division of Rehabilitation Services, CIGNA Health, Medicare and United Healthcare for speech/language pathology and audiology services. Its educational contracts are with the District of Columbia, Arlington County and Montgomery County public schools.
The facility is shared with the Katherine Thomas School.
Atlantic Seaboard Dyslexia Education Center instructs children and adults with a structured multi-sensory curriculum. The research-based curriculum uses multi-sensory techniques in language skills such as decoding, fluency, spelling, writing, vocabulary and comprehension as educational tools. This includes mathematics and study skills as part of a certificate program.
This approach is accredited by the International Multi-sensory Structured Languages education Council.
Also, the center trains teachers and academic therapists in research-based, multi-sensory techniques to improve reading, study skills, and mathematics performance. Other services include helping parents with referrals, conducting phone consultations and workshops.
The center was founded by Claire Nissenbaum, M.A., C.A.T, after 35 years of working in the language-based learning field. During this time, she taught classes and teachers alike. She is an International Multi-sensory Structured Language Association board member. She is also a member of the Professional Advisory Committee of the 32° and an Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators fellow.
The center is a private, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization established in 2000. Offices and classes are at Christ Episcopal School in downtown Rockville.
