Nova Scotia Department of Education
Student Services Division
Student Services Division
2021 Brunswick Street
PO Box 578
Halifax, NS B3J 2S9
Phone: (902) 424-7454
Fax: (902) 424-0749
Email: powerda@gov.ns.ca
Website: http://www.ednet.ns.ca
Contact: Ann Power, Director
Area Covered: Province of Nova Scotia
Ages Served: 5-21 years, public schools, Grade Primary to Grade 12
Fees: None
Criteria for Services (for students enrolled in public schools):
Resource and other support Services: Determined by the student's Program Planning Team in consultation with principal.
Speech-Language Pathologist and School Psychologist services: Referral by student's Program Planning Team (including parent) or by the teacher & principal.
Referral Procedure:
- Individual Program Planning & Resource Services: (Please note that each school board has regional special education policies outlining referral procedures within the parameters of the provincial Special Education Policy. Parents may request the school to convene a Program Planning Team meeting if they believe their son or daughter has special learning needs).
- Regional Services for Students with Severe Learning Disabilities (SLD): Please note that each school board has a regional SLD program referral and selection process for the identification of students for regional programming and services within provincial SLD guidelines.
Services Offered:
- Resource & Program planning support is provided by 792 full-time equivalent teachers in Nova Scotia school boards.
- Reading Recovery TM teachers provide early intervention programming for approximately 1300 grade one students at risk for reading and writing difficulties.
- 40 learning disabilities specialist teachers provided direct instructional support approximately 500 students with severe learning disabilities, mainly as an itinerant service, depending on the region where the student lives.
Disclaimer
LDANS does not support, endorse or recommend any method, treatment, product, remedial centre, program or person for children or adults with a learning disability. It does, however, endeavor to inform in the belief that you have the right to know.