Arbor Bay School

Often, parents are concerned about altered dreams when their child is diagnosed with a learning difference.  When families first come to Arbor Bay School, we like to first assure them that learning differences are not correlated with intelligence.  Winston Churchill, Charles Schwab, Cher and James Carville are just a few of the many people with learning differences who have made a big impact regardless of their learning differences.

What does learning difference mean?  People process, analyze, express and store information in many ways.  Individuals with learning differences may have a difficult time processing information in a traditional sense, which can affect their academic and social understanding.  Without proper attention, ongoing academic challenges can impact confidence and self-esteem, which can affect every aspect of a child’s life.

At Arbor Bay School, we offer a multi-disciplinary, multi-sensory approach to learning. Once a child with learning differences ‘learns how to learn,’ they can often return to their district school and experience success there.

If your child has been diagnosed with a learning difference, you are not alone. There are 15 million people in this nation alone with learning differences, and at least 20 percent of those have difficulties with attention.  Quality teachers, a low-student-teacher ratio and working in partnership with speech/language pathologists, occupational therapists and educational specialists, can help many children with learning differences adapt and meet his/her potential. 

We believe that every childs education should be special.