2008 SPECIAL SCHOOLS/SPECIAL NEEDS

Bodine School
2432 Yester Oaks Dr., Germantown (38139) • 754-1800
bodineschool.org
School for students with dyslexia and dyslexia-related learning disabilities.
Grade levels offered: 1-8 • Tuition: $13,100-$14,900 • Financial aid: available • Enrollment: 85 • Student/faculty ratio: 6:1 •Religious affiliation: none • After-school care offered: no

Madonna Learning Center
7007 Poplar Ave., Germantown (38138) • 752-5767
madonna-learning.org
Individualized educational services for special needs children and their families. Students represent all disabilities, including Down syndrome, developmental delays, learning disabilities, sensory processing disorders, and other learning challenges. Preschool program for ages 3 to 5.
Ages: 5-21 • Grade levels offered: flexible levels, ungraded classrooms
Tuition: $8,975 • Financial aid: n/a
Enrollment: 51 • Student/faculty ratio: 3:1 • Religious affiliation: all-faith •After-school care offered: no

Memphis Oral School for the Deaf
7901 Poplar Ave., Germantown (38138) • 758-2228
mosdkids.org
At Memphis Oral School, deaf children are listening and talking. Small class sizes, daily speech therapy, and on-site cochlear implant mapping and therapy work toward this early intervention program’s goal of mainstreaming children into regular education programs. Through “Sound Beginnings,” parents with children under 3 learn from audiologist how to assist their child at home.
Ages: 0-6 • Tuition: sliding fee scale
Financial aid: available • Enrollment: 25 • Student/faculty ratio: 4:1
Religious affiliation: none • After-school care offered: yes•

Phoenix School for Creative Learning
2404 Arthur Rd. Germantown (38138) • 757-4360
phoenixschool-germantown.org
Phoenix has an individualized and arts-based learning program for middle and high school students of average or above-average I.Q. Students are diagnosed with ADD and/or other learning disabilities.
Grade levels offered: 6-12 •Tuition: $8,500 • Financial aid: no • Enrollment: 35 • Student/faculty ratio: 8:1 • Religious affiliation: none •After-school care offered: no

Shady Oaks School
2000 N. Germantown Pkwy., Cordova (38016) • 737-3355
shadyoaksmemphis.com
Shady Oaks offers special, individualized instruction for students with ADD, dyslexia, and other learning difficulties. Classes are held in a positive environment with multisensory reading and phonics designed to build self-confidence and prepare students for the traditional classroom. Music, art, and Spanish offered. Tutoring is available.
Grade levels offered: 1-8 (ungraded classrooms) • Tuition: $7,500
Financial aid: no • Enrollment: 36
Student/faculty ratio: 6:1 • Religious affiliation: nondenominational Christian • Before-school care offered: yes
After-school care offered: no

Sister Ruth Ann Center
8250 Varnavas (@ Germantown. Pkwy., Cordova (38016) • 260-2898
cdom.org
Serving students ages 15 to 21 with a focus on academic, religious, and social studies.
School work also targets pre-vocational and job skill training.
Student body: co-ed • Tuition: $7,000 (projection as of June 2008) • Enrollment: 8 • Student/faculty ratio: 1:4
After-school care offered: no

Tags: ADD, deaf, developmentally delays, down syndrome, dyslexia, Family Survival Guide, sensory processing, special education, special needs

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