ARK stands for Applied Research Knowledge.

We at the ARK are committed to diminish the impact of learning disorders in the lives of individuals. Well-trained educational therapists investigate why an individual has learning problems and implement a plan for success. Non-readers read; poor readers improve. Students learn to comprehend math, to write, to understand lectures, to pass tests. They learn about their strengths and about the obstacles they face. Most of all, they learn to have faith in themselves and to be their own advocates.

We teach graduate courses for teachers, administrators, therapists and parent forums. Our commitment inspires us to share our hard won knowledge with others.

ARK Institute of Learning provides research-based evaluation and instruction to diminish the impact of learning disorders and other learning challenges in the lives of children, youth, and adults. Students successfully completing the instructional services leave the ARK with the tools they will need to overcome the challenges of learning and to gain the ability to achieve success. The ARK offers a number of services to help support individuals and their families. Our direct services include assessment and personalized instruction.

Assessments at the ARK involve a comprehensive battery of tests and other measures designed to assess an individual’s learning strengths and needs. Assessments are used to develop recommendations for an instructional program, help a school better understand the student’s needs, and/or provide information to parents and other professionals. During the intake conference, the client and/or parents/guardians assist in determining the purpose of the assessment and share background information about the client. The end result of the assessment is a learning profile written with user-friendly terms that explain tests and make recommendations specific to each client.

People with learning disorders can learn and learn well; they just learn differently. Instruction offers direct one-on-one interaction with an Educational Therapist. The instruction is designed to use the client’s learning strengths and to meet the specific learning goals as quickly as possible. ARK Educational Therapists use current, research-based practices. The goal is for the student to learn how to learn so they are capable of applying their individualized learning strategies to future academic challenges and in the workplace.

A supplemental assessment requires only one to two hours of testing if the client has recently completed another assessment. The intake interview, testing hours, review of the data, written report, and final conference are billed at an hourly rate.

Instruction is done in 50-minute increments with the client and Educational Therapist.

School Conferences and Consultations are meetings with the client’s teacher, the client, or other interested individuals to discuss the learning profile, suggest possible methods for learning in the classroom, and share the client’s progress.

Each Educational Therapist bills at the end of each month. There are no contracts that dictate the number of sessions someone is to participate in with the Educational Therapist.