The DMDL Title I counseling initiative provides assessment an strategic planning for the needs of the whole child, especially as pertaining to academic growth. The goal of Academic Counseling is to empower students to achieve their maximum academic potential. Counselors collaborate and communicate regularly with the instructional team, which includes the Title I teacher, classroom teacher, parents, principal, and CPS staff. Group activities are designed to assist students in evaluating their own strengths and challenges, and help them learn to develop planning skills to achieve their academic goals.
What is Academic Counseling?
Psycho-Social cognitive activities that indirectly and positively impact academic performance. These may include, but are not limited to, assistance with:
- Development of study skills
- Text anxiety
- Cognitive behavioral modification related to classroom learning
- Homework completion strategies, despite circumstances
- Planning and organizing skills
What Academic Counseling is NOT meant to be:
- Not meant to address long term behavioral problems
- Not tutoring - although instructional tools can be used
- Not meant to be long term
- Not meant to provide counseling services for the entire school