BOLD Program
About The Bold Program
Bridging Over Learning Differences (BOLD) is an outreach program to help children with Learning Differences (LDs) in English-medium and Marathi-medium Pune area schools. This program is similar to those in the US that serve children with LDs.
Resource Teachers screen and assess children with LDs and develop individualized Education plans (IEPs) for each child. During the school day, they work one-on-one or with small groups of children at schools collaborating with the BOLD program. They also educate and provide support to teachers to assist children with LDs in the classroom.
To help children with LDs by providing individualized supportive education services through our outreach programs in Pune area schools.
Schools Collaborating With Bold Program
| Name of the School |
| Abhinav Vidyalaya English Medium Primary School |
| Sardar Dastur Hormazdiar Co-ed High School |
| Bai Najamai Noshirwan Dastur Primary and Nursery School |
| J. N. Petit Technical High School |
| St. Clare's High School For Girls |
| Ornellas School |
| St. Anne's High School |
| Vidya Bhavan High School |
| Jai Hind Primary School, Pimpri |
| City Pride School, Nigdi |
| Nutan Bal Vikas Mandir (Marathi Medium) |
| Don Bosco High School |
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- Identification:
- Classroom teachers are given an orientation and are trained to identify children who may have learning difficulties and refer them to the BOLD Resource Teacher for assessment. The classroom teachers also contact parents and refer them to the BOLD program.
- Assessment (through Assessment Program):
- With parental consent, the BOLD Resource Teacher refers the child to the Assessment Program for evaluation of his/her learning strengths and difficulties.
- The Resource Teacher receives a completed assessment report develops an IEP (Individualized Education Plan) for the child.
- The Resource Teacher meets the parents to explain the identified difficulties, the strategies and tools she will provide to the child, and how these will help their child. The Resource Teacher also counsels parents on how they can help their child.
- Intervention:
- Resource Teachers work one-on-one or in small groups with the child to enhance his/her strengths and to address identified difficulties. This is done by working to improve learning skills and strategies (based on the IEP) in memory, comprehension, sequencing, auditory and visual perception and discrimination, expression, spelling and hand-writing, language skills, eye-hand coordination, and social skills.
- Sessions occur in the child's school during school hours.
- The IEP is reviewed and modified at regular intervals.
- Communication:
- At the mid-year and the year-end, Resource Teachers communicate with parents and the classroom teacher to review the child’s progress.
The written summary includes a description of:
- the child's strengths and needs at the start of the year
- strategies and tools that were used (referring to the IEP)
- successes and continuing challenges
- recommendations for assessment, and services for the following year
- Parents are welcome to arrange additional meetings with the Resource Teacher.
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