School is the major activity of children between the ages of 3 to 18. An early return to school reinforces a child's well being. It also prevents children from falling behind others the same age in learning and emotional development.
Often patients and families wonder how their child's education will continue in a health care setting. The Hospital Tutoring Program addresses that concern. It primarily serves students who will miss or have missed more than one week of school, and who will be in long-term treatment or returning repeatedly for admission. A certified teacher at University of Iowa Children's Hospital collaborates with each child's teacher(s) to continue the local curriculum.
The Hospital Tutoring Program:
- Employs a certified teacher
- Encourages the student to prepare for the future
- Aids the student in continuing his/her education
- Stimulates mental activity
- Serves as one part of a multidisciplinary recovery plan
- Serves as a productive form of distraction
- Gives parents a much-needed break
- Facilitates homebound tutoring when necessary
- Provides families and schools with information regarding temporary or permanent disabilities, and the child's educational rights
Services are offered during the school year, approximately late August through early June. Children who are mobile come to the classroom for tutoring. Others are tutored in their patient rooms at a scheduled time.
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