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: Kulanu: All of Us
(Special Needs Hebrew Education)
About Us
Links to Other
Programs Children
with Special Needs
Parent Testimonials
About Us
The “Kulanu: All of Us” Hebrew Program
developed as a result of CAJE’s recognition that not all students
learn in the same way. Kulanu provides Hebrew and some Judaic education
for children, who, for a variety of reasons, have difficulty in
a classroom situation. The program focuses on the particular needs
and strengths of each child with special needs through individualized
Hebrew and Judaic instruction. Students come from all areas of the
community.
Students enrolled in the Kulanu Program develop a sense of Jewish
identity through learning the basics of Judaism through the Hebrew language. Individual tutors
instruct students in Hebrew skills, prayers, and holiday observance.
Each child’s educational plan is developed and implemented in partnership
with families, tutors, and congregations.
Admission into the program is based on parental input, teacher
recommendations, CAJE recommendations, and the approval of the Rabbi
or Educational Director at the student’s congregation. The program
generally serves students from third grade through seventh grade.
Each student receives either 24 one-hour private tutorial sessions
or 32 forty-five minute lessons. Individualized flexible goals are
developed for each student, which are based on the curriculum that
the student would have received in the afternoon Hebrew school,
where appropriate; when this is not possible, an alternative curriculum,
appropriate to the student’s learning needs and style, is followed.
For more information contact Maxine Goldman Weil, Director of Special
Needs Jewish Education, at (314) 442-3757 or mweil@cajestl.org.
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Links
to Other Programs
JOLT - Jewish Opportunities and Learning for Teens
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Useful
Links for Children with Special Needs
Learning Disabilities Association of America - www.ldanatl.org
Learning Disabilities Association of Missouri - www.ldamo.org
Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic - www.rfbd.org
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder-National Institute of Mental
Health - www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/adhdmenu.cfm
Children and Adults with ADD (CHADD) - www.chadd.org
National Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) - www.add.org
Changing the Lives of Challenged Children - Dr. Sam Goldstein's
Website -
www.samgoldstein.net
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) - www.nami.org
Autism-PDD Resource Network - www.autism-pdd.net
Asperger Syndrome Coalition of the U. S. - www.asperger.org
Tourette Syndrome Association - tsa.mgh.harvard.edu
Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation - www.ocfoundation.org
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke - www.ninds.nih.gov
All Kinds of Minds - Dr. Mel Levine's Website - www.allkindsofminds.org
Council for Exceptional Children - www.cec.sped.org
National Council on Disability - www.ncd.gov
National Information Center for Handicapped Children and Youth -
www.nichcy.org
National Parent Network on Disabilities - www.npnd.org
Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) - www.ericir.syr.edu
Tikvah Program of Camp Ramah in Wisconsin - www.ramahwisconsin.com
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Parent Testimonials
"This program has
been great! I so appreciate the sensitivity
of the Jewish community to the existence of kids with special needs
and the existence of the "Three Rs" program. My
son has done well with it and the program has enabled him to succeed
in learning Hebrew, without which his experience would have probably
been very frustrating for him. Thank you so much."
"The Three Rs program is wonderful for
my daughter's needs. I am so grateful for this option...(the
tutor) has clever ways to teach that she likes...The Progress Reports
helped us work together as a family to read, learn, and teach each
other...Through this program, I know she'll reach
her goal. Thank you."
"I think this program was excellent for
my child. Because of the relationship he developed with his
tutor and her caring and supportive instruction, he has liked what
he is learning and is proud of his accomplishments. I don't
think he would have come this far if he had been in a classroom
environment."
"My child has learned so much more from
his tutor than he could have ever learned in Hebrew school.
Not only how to read but the meanings behind
what he is reading and understanding. His tutor has been great
for him and he enjoys her!"
"My son could have never
made it through four years of Hebrew school without the Three Rs
program and his tutoring. He has learned so much and enjoyed
it, too, which is just as important."
"Our son'stutor never
failed to address my child's strengths and positive progress.
When appropriate she gently encouraged areas that needed attending
to. A program is only as strong as each individual teacher.
How lucky we were (yes-- I mean "we," our family) that
he was matched his tutor. Her professionalism (always planned,
prepared, well thought-out lessons) was complimented by her genuine
heartfelt fondness and sincere caring for her education and well
being. She is a teacher to be celebrated! She has touched
our family and her lessons of Hebrew, Judaism, and life are a reflection
of her commitment to teaching excellence. Thank you."
"A wonderful experience
for my child. She's learned and been relaxed and comfortable...I
am so grateful that you were able to place my child in the program.
She has a much better attitude toward Hebrew and learning the language.
I am anxious for her to continue during her 6th and 7th grade year
in the Three Rs program. I can see that this is the best place
for her to learn the language; not in the classroom."sjss
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