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All adolescents at Aspen Institute receive educational diagnostic testing, speech and language screenings, and as needed, pre-vocation testing, testing for specific learning differences, and other speech, language, and hearing screenings. All residents are individually assessed in reference to their academic achievement and potential. If available, their individualized educational plan (IEP) is obtained from their home school, evaluated, and modified as needed, prior to implementation. In order to facilitate appropriate instruction to address deficiencies, each resident is administered the Iowa Test of Achievement within five days of admission.
Aside from educational evaluation and testing, the aim of the educational service is to provide individual tutoring, support the resident's progress in a school curriculum, and provide educational discovery and diversion activities that stimulate interest in learning. At the same time, we provide diagnostic information as to how the resident responds in a formal classroom setting.
Education activities are offered a minimum of 5 days per week and are administered by educational specialists. The teacher reports school progress in the resident's medical record.
