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New Perspectives - June,
1994 Issue #28
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BREHM PREPARATORY SCHOOL
Carbondale, Illinois
Dr. Richard Collins, Ex. Dir.
618-457-0371
Brehm is committed to providing quality educational experiences for students with learning
disabilities between the ages of 12 and 21, as well as addressing the social and emotional needs also. Individualized services are
delivered by trained, experienced, and certified staff, and the school draws upon the resources of the college town in which they
are located.
In a newspaper article, a staff member commented that most of their students come to Brehm
with low self-esteem. "They have to realize and believe they are not stupid, that they learn differently, that they have to understand
how they learn differently. Once they learn they have a learning disability and they use strategies to enable them to learn and interact,
their self-esteem usually improves.
Students usually stay 2-3 years with many continuing on to local and other colleges that
offer LD assistance. Students are accepted throughout the year.
Copyright © 1994, Woodbury Reports, Inc. (This article may be reproduced
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