The Bodine School

2432 Yester Oaks Drive, Germantown, TN, 38139-0381 - View a map of this schoolMap

School Notes Overview:

The mission of The Bodine School is to lead the Mid-South in teaching children with reading difficulties to read and succeed. Our primary objective is to empower all individuals with dyslexia to understand their specific learning needs and to achieve maximal academic success. The Bodine School has provided students with language based learning disabilities a nurturing environment and a challenging academic curriculum. Our students are bright, creative individuals who desperately want to learn but have difficulty with reading, spelling, and writing....

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School Overview:

 
The Bodine School
School Type Special Education School
School Membership(s) Other school association(s)
Religious Affiliation Nonsectarian
Grades Offered Grades 1 - 8
County Shelby County, TN
Student Body
Total Students 87 students
Student Body Type Co-ed
This School
(TN) School Avg.
% Students of Color n/a 19%
Students by Grade
Grade 1 - 8 students
Grade 2 - 10 students
Grade 3 - 18 students
Grade 4 - 22 students
Grade 5 - 10 students
Grade 6 - 5 students
Grade 7 - 6 students
Grade 8 - 8 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 13 teachers
This School
(TN) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:6 * Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year 180 days 180 days
Hours in School Day for Students 7 hours 7 hours

School Notes:

  • The mission of The Bodine School is to lead the Mid-South in teaching children with reading difficulties to read and succeed. Our primary objective is to empower all individuals with dyslexia to understand their specific learning needs and to achieve maximal academic success. The Bodine School has provided students with language based learning disabilities a nurturing environment and a challenging academic curriculum. Our students are bright, creative individuals who desperately want to learn but have difficulty with reading, spelling, and writing.
  • Profile last updated: 02/09/2007

In the News:

  • Bodine School Teacher Uses Art to Teach, Reach Students (The Memphis Daily News)
    posted on November 14, 2009 at 06:08:30 am
    Lori Wakefield isn’t a geography teacher, but her classroom at The Bodine School in Germantown has been morphing into a 3D map for months. As an art t....
  • Events (The Memphis Daily News)
    posted on October 28, 2009 at 05:09:12 am
    The Alliance for Nonprofit Excellence will hold a workshop today from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at its office, 5100 Poplar Ave., Suite 502. Fayre Crossle....
  • Bodine discussion focuses on dyslexia (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
    posted on October 26, 2009 at 05:33:17 pm
    The Bodine School in Germantown will host its third and final Library Talk seminar this month in observance of National Dyslexia Awareness Month. The last seminar will be Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the Germantown Community Library at 1925 Exeter Road. The seminar, "Library Talk: Is Your Child Struggling with Reading?," will be hosted by Dr. Rene Friemoth Lee,executive director of The Bodine ...
  • Early diagnosis, intervention key in dyslexia (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
    posted on October 21, 2009 at 11:05:29 pm
    The term dyslexia is becoming a more common part of our vernacular. Many people are familiar with the basic concept, but in my more than 30 years of working with children with dyslexia and learning disabilities, I've found that people often know less about it than they think. During the observation of National Dyslexia Awareness Month each October, we at The Bodine School work to dispel ...
  • Lab activities at Bodine School give new understanding of dyslexia (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
    posted on October 15, 2009 at 03:34:57 am
    "It takes a lot of bravery to face this every day," Jennifer Hepler told guests struggling to read a paragraph with "d"s upended into "b"s or "p"s, and words broken in vexing fragments. "If you are dyslexic, schoolwork is two or three times harder for you than other students," said Hepler, a reassuring voice in a reading lab gone berserk at The Bodine School in Germantown. Since ...

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (38139)
School Zip (38139)
(TN) State Average
Population (Approximate) 14,482 people 5,681,706 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 70% 18%
Population Average Age 40 years old 35 years old
Average Household size 3.1 persons 2.3 persons
Median Household Income $116,200 $40,664
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 9.1 rooms 5.5 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 23 years old 37 years old
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