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School For Lang & Comm Develop

100 Glen Cove Ave, Glen Cove, NY, 11542-0115 -

School Notes Overview:

School For Lang & Comm Development is a place of miracles for children with language and autism spectrum disorders. SLCD has a long and distinguished history, started in 1985 by Dr. Ellenmorris Tiegerman with 36 preschool children. Since then SLCD has moved three times and expanded its programs to include Middle and High School Programs in Glen Cove and Woodside. Dr. Tiegerman believes that children with language and autism spectrum disorders require a highly specialized language immersion program (i.e., the Tiegerman Language Method) to overcome their learning disabilities. Dr. Tiegerman believes that there are many generic special education programs which focus on teaching academic content. She believes that for children with language and autism spectrum disorders, the traditional special education techniques are not effective enough. SLCD's motto "Giving Our Children a Voice " reflects our goal to meet the needs of preschool and school age children with severe language and autism spectrum disorders. We believe that students with autism spectrum disorders have underlying language disorders....

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School Overview:

	School For Lang & Comm Develop
School Type	Special Education School
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades Prekindergarten - 7
County	Nassau County, NY
Student Body
Total Students	179 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(NY) School Avg.
% Students of Color	43%	36%
Students by Grade
	Pre-K - 66 students
	Kind - 18 students
	Grade 1 - 12 students
	Grade 2 - 21 students
	Grade 3 - 30 students
	Grade 4 - 13 students
	Grade 5 - 8 students
	Grade 6 - 7 students
	Grade 7 - 4 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	34 teachers
	This School	(NY) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:5	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	184 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	5 hours	6 hours

School Notes:

School For Lang & Comm Development is a place of miracles for children with language and autism spectrum disorders. SLCD has a long and distinguished history, started in 1985 by Dr. Ellenmorris Tiegerman with 36 preschool children. Since then SLCD has moved three times and expanded its programs to include Middle and High School Programs in Glen Cove and Woodside. Dr. Tiegerman believes that children with language and autism spectrum disorders require a highly specialized language immersion program (i.e., the Tiegerman Language Method) to overcome their learning disabilities. Dr. Tiegerman believes that there are many generic special education programs which focus on teaching academic content. She believes that for children with language and autism spectrum disorders, the traditional special education techniques are not effective enough. SLCD's motto "Giving Our Children a Voice " reflects our goal to meet the needs of preschool and school age children with severe language and autism spectrum disorders. We believe that students with autism spectrum disorders have underlying language disorders.
Profile last updated: 05/30/2009

School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (11542)	School Zip (11542)	(NY) State Average
Population (Approximate)	27,693 people	18,975,234 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	34%	32%
Population Average Age	39 years old	35 years old
Average Household size	2.7 persons	2.5 persons
Median Household Income	$56,635	$44,151
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	5.8 rooms	4.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	54 years old	58 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	60% / 40%	41% / 59%