Grand Canyon Academy’s Learning Enrichment and Advancement Program (LEAP) provides a variety of support to meet the unique needs of students with learning differences. While some support focuses on academic interventions and accommodations, students may also benefit from courses specifically designed to further develop organization and executive functioning skills.

Specifically, LEAP is comprised of three areas uniquely customized to meet each student’s needs:

Identification & Intervention

Early identification and proactive intervention are essential for students’ long-term educational development. In Lower School, priority and attention are given to the early identification of students performing below grade level — in particular in the areas of reading, writing and mathematics. Meeting with parents regularly and quarterly performance reviews are an essential component of tracking and ensuring students are receiving the support they need during the early years of their development.

Accommodation Plans

Students with learning or attention differences, diagnosed through a full psychoeducational evaluation performed by a licensed psychologist, are able to receive academic accommodations at Grand Canyon Academy. Divisional counselors, faculty specializing in LEAP programming, and parents work together to implement accommodation plans created based on testing results and recommendations. Accommodations provide support for the students within the existing curricular program; we do not implement modifications to our curriculum. Updated psychoeducational evaluations must be completed every three years.

Student Courses

LEAP offers an academic skills course for an additional fee that provides direct instruction in executive function skills using research-based programs. Students receive individualized support and learn strategies in organization, study skills and more. For all of our students, the course is offered during the school day and included in their daily schedule in ways that students do not miss core instruction.