Hawaii Dyslexia Schools

Hawaii

ASSETS School, Honolulu, Hawaii

http://www.assets-school.net ASSETS School, a co-educational, independent K-12 school has been educating students who are gifted and/or dyslexic since 1969. ASSETS originally served students in Grades K-6, but expanded in 1978 to include Grades 7 and 8. The average K-8 enrollment for the is 260 students. The High School opened in the Fall of 1991 with an enrollment of two students and has increased to a student body of over 100. The faculty is comprised of approximately 40 teachers in the K-8 program and 20 teachers in the High School.

Horizons Academy of Maui, Haiku, HI

http://www.horizonsacademy.org/ Horizons Academy of Maui is a non-profit, private school whose mission is to provide quality, individualized education honoring the talents of students with learning diversities.  The school allows the students to excel in school and acquire life skills for their future. 

The staff includes teachers with specialized training in the field of learning disabilities, as well as educational aides, one-on-one sensory cognitive reading and mental health services.  With a staff to student ratio of one teacher to every eight students, each student receives significant individualized attention. 

Maui Ocean Academy

Street: 244 Nahele Road
Haiku, hi 96708-5143
Phone: (808) 575-7655

This is a good alternative education program developed by the Sivers. Students spend half a day completing coursework for their grade level.