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Lower School Screenings

List of 4 items.

  • Occupational therapy and speech screening (junior kindergarten)

    The Lower School will provide free occupational therapy (OT) and speech screenings to JK students this year. The screenings are scheduled for the last week in Aug and early September and will be conducted by Lindsey O. Jones, M.S., OTR/L of Mind Body Child; and Erin Richardson, M.A. CCC-SLP, respectively.
    • The OT screening is a developmental screening of the student’s fine/gross motor skills, visual motor integration, and adaptive behaviors. OT supports the student’s ability to read and work on paper, maintain attention to task, complete seated work, self-regulate, listen, follow directions, and gain body awareness as well as to maintain personal space, independence with work habits, and class routine.
    • Speech screenings assess a student’s articulation or pronunciation of sounds, voice, and receptive/expressive language skills. Results of the screening will be mailed to you and shared with your child's teacher.
    If you have any questions about the screenings or if you have concerns about your child related to OT or speech that you would like us to share with the screening providers, please contact Lauren Purcell at lauren.purcell@kcd.org or 814-4338.

  • Occupational therapy, hearing, and speech screening (kindergarten)

    The Lower School will provide free occupational therapy (OT), hearing, and speech screenings to kindergarten students this year. The screenings are scheduled for the last week in August and early September and will be conducted by Lindsey O. Jones, M.S., OTR/L of Mind Body Child; Dr. Jeff Brown, AU.D. of Clinical Audiology of Louisville; and Erin Richardson, M.A. CCC-SLP, respectively.
    • The OT screening is a developmental screening of the student’s fine/gross motor skills, visual motor integration, and adaptive behaviors. OT supports the student’s ability to read and work on paper, maintain attention to task, complete seated work, self-regulate, listen, follow directions, and gain body awareness as well as to maintain personal space, independence with work habits, and class routine.
    • Hearing screenings test the student’s ability to hear tones as well as check for the presence of fluid in the ears.
    • Speech screenings assess a student’s articulation or pronunciation of sounds, voice, and receptive/expressive language skills. Results of the screening will be mailed to you and shared with your child's teacher.
    If you have any questions about the screenings or if you have concerns about your child related to OT, hearing, or speech that you would like us to share with the screening providers, please contact Lauren Purcell at lauren.purcell@kcd.org or 814-4338.

  • Vision screenings (grades 2 and 4)

    The Lower School provide free vision screenings to all students in 2nd and 4th this school year. The screenings are scheduled for early September and will be conducted by Dr. Andrew Kerns, OD, of East End Eye Care. Vision screenings offer a check of visual acuity, depth perception, color perception, and general health of the eye. Results of the screening will be mailed to you and shared with your child's teacher. If you have any questions about the screenings, please contact Lauren Purcell at lauren.purcell@kcd.org or 814-4338.

  • Hearing screenings (grade 3)

    The Lower School will be providing free hearing screenings to all students in 3rd grade this year.  The screenings are scheduled for early September and will be conducted by Dr. Jeff Brown, AU.D. of Clinical Audiology of Louisville. Hearing screenings test the student’s ability to hear tones as well as check for the presence of fluid in the ears. Results of the screening will be mailed to you and shared with your child's teacher. If you have any questions about the screenings, please contact Lauren Purcell at lauren.purcell@kcd.org or 814-4338.

Academic Accommodations

If your son or daughter has been diagnosed with a learning, emotional, or physical disability requiring academic accommodations, please contact Lauren Purcell, Learning Services Coordinator, at lauren.purcell@kcd.org or 502-814-4338 before the beginning of the 2019–2020 school year. With the start of the new school year, it is important that student accommodation documents are current and accurate.

We must have documentation on file in order to provide accommodations in the classroom. Please refer to the KCD Student/Parent Handbook section on Students with Disabilities for information on eligibility requirements. If testing has not been updated within the past three years, the summer is a good time to complete the necessary evaluations. The Upper School follows the College Board and ACT guidelines for eligibility, so we must have documentation on file in order to provide accommodations in the classroom.

Lauren Purcell is available to meet individually with families of students receiving accommodations to discuss academic accommodation plans for the year. Please contact her if you have any questions or to arrange a meeting.

** If your son or daughter has an accommodation plan on file it will be posted as Learning Profile on your child's profile page under the Progress section before the start of the school year. If there have been any changes to the diagnosis or new evaluations completed, please provide the updated documentation as soon as possible. Please let Ms. Purcell know if you have any questions or are unable to locate your child's accommodation plan on onCampus.
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Kentucky Country Day School is a private JK–12, coeducational school located on a spacious 85-acre campus in Louisville, KY. KCD combines a rigorous academic program with a wide variety of athletic and extracurricular programs. Our outstanding faculty creates an intimate learning environment that is both challenging and supportive.