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The Resource Specialist Program at Chapman Elementary School is designed to assist students who have difficulty in the areas of reading, math, and written language. Specifically developed curriculum is used to provide students with alternative methods of learning and performing in the classroom.

Instruction can be delivered one-on-one, small group, or in the classroom. RSP teachers are flexible and capable of instructing, both in the classroom, or through a pull out program.

The Resource Specialist is available for consultation with other teachers in the area of assessment, instruction, behavioral questions, or curriculum adaptation.

The Speech and Language Specialist identifies, diagnoses, and treats students with problems in the areas of articulation, language development, as well as those students who stutter or have voice disorders. Students are seen from 1-3 times per week in pullout sessions, or in the regular classroom.

Through the CSU, Chico C.A.V.E. (Community Action Volunteers in Education) college students work with individual Hispanic students. These volunteers work with students to raise self-esteem, to establish lifelong goals, as well as working toward reducing the Hispanic high school dropout rate.

Reading Pals is a community based, non-profit literacy program in Chico, CA. Reading Pals is a program of the North Valley Community Foundation located at 240 Main Street in Downtown Chico. Learn more about Reading Pals.

Violence prevention and school success are priorities at Chapman, and the students benefit from a variety of prevention programs that are designed to give them the skills they need to be successful interpersonally as well as academically.

The Second Step violence prevention program is offered weekly in all of the kindergarten to third grade classrooms and in several of the upper grade classrooms. The lessons are provided by the school psychologist and a child guidance aide who spend from 20 to 35 minutes a week per class delivering lessons in empathy, problem solving, impulse control, and anger management through discussions and role playing. The program was made possible through grant funds provided by the early mental health initiative (EMHI).

The primary intervention program (PIP) is also available at Chapman elementary, and is also funded by EMHI. Selected students in grades kindergarten to third grade spend 30 minutes per week for 12 weeks in the PIP playroom with a 'special friend', a trained child guidance aide. PIP helps students bond with school and become comfortable with the school experience, particularly students who are undergoing transitions, are shy, or have other stressors.