Blog Posts from Head of School about Dyslexia

What is progress monitoring? Well, simply put, it is the regular assessment of a student's academic progress and the collection of data to inform and monitor instruction. Students at Legacy just completed their final, formal progress monitoring for 2023-2024, and they are so relieved it...

As much as we would love to teach Legacy students forever, eventually they do have to graduate and move on to great new things. One of our goals is to make sure every student that comes to Legacy is prepared to succeed in high school,...

I want to take a moment and discuss the internet; specifically the internet as it pertains to Legacy students. I understand we live in a  digital age and there is no escaping it--nor should there be. The internet is full of useful information and technological...

When your child has learning differences, it can be scary. Many parents want their child to be like their siblings, or like "other students". That is not a reasonable expectation. Anatomical and brain imagery studies show differences in the way a person with dyslexia develops...

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] July 25, 2017 Head of School Jamie Caplan was interviewed by Baltimore’s Child this June. Read about the inspiration and drive that went into creating Legacy School and the importance of its value structure. “Legacy’s tutoring program is top-notch. Every...