Special Education
Special Education offered Richland Ave. Elementary DTF
Special Education & Student Support Services
Special education is specially designed instruction to meet the unique needs of the child. In order for a child to be eligible for special education, they must have a unique educational need that requires specially designed instruction. A unique educational need is one that stems from the disability of the child and is significantly different from the educational needs of the student's neuro-typical peers. Specially designed instruction is adapting the content, methodology, or delivery of instruction to address the unique educational needs of the child so that they can access the general curriculum and meet State and District educational standards.
Currently, Richland Avenue Elementary offers the following Special Education Programs
Resource Specialist Program (RSP)
Students with mild to moderate or moderate to severe disabilities who are participating in the core curriculum may receive services through the resource specialist program. Resource specialist students are assigned to their general education classroom for a majority of the school day and receive services from the resource specialist teacher either directly on a collaborative basis with the general education classroom teacher or a Learning Center Model. Grade-level content standards and curriculum provide the foundation for all instruction. In collaboration with the general education teacher, the resource specialist teacher implements a program of student support consisting of an array of services including co-planning, co-teaching, and direct service. Resource specialist teacher support includes, but is not limited to, instruction in behavior strategies, basic academic skills, organization and study skills, social skills, and the use of cognitive strategies.
Richland Ave Elementary offers Preschool for All Learners (PAL) classes based on placement through the Special Education Preschool Department
Special Education.
Richland Avenue Elementary School
Preschool for All Learners (PAL) Class
Preschool for All Learners (PAL) Special Day Programs The PAL Special Day Program serves 10 special education eligible children under kindergarten age with moderate to severe needs. The staff includes an early childhood special education teacher and special education trainees/assistants. The class meets Monday through Friday for 4.5 hours daily. The content of the program is based on the District adopted preschool curriculum and stresses the facilitation of goals and objectives through developmentally appropriate IX-12 concrete experiences and play. The program includes opportunities for interaction with typical preschool and kindergarten peers served in programs on the same school campus. Speech/Language and Adapted Physical Education services are embedded through the daily classroom routines and instruction.
For more information, see the LAUSD Division of Special Education website or contact the staff member below.
Lori Forkin
Assistant Principal, Education Instruction Specialist
(310) 838-7308