The Lewis School of Princeton, located in
Princeton
Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the nin ...
,
New Jersey, United States, serves students who have
learning difficulties (
dyslexia,
dyscalculia,
dysgraphia, delayed auditory and visual processing, and nonverbal learning issues). The school provides pre K-12 and college-preparatory education. The clinic functions as the diagnostic, language and learning performance unit of the facility.
History
The school was founded in 1973 by Marsha Gaynor Lewis as a tutorial school and educational diagnostic facility. At that time many educators denied the existence of
dyslexia. The school's continuing mission has been to help those students who are underserved in their mainstream education. The school has been consulted by clinicians from such notable facilities as
Jefferson Memorial Hospital Clinic and the
University of Pennsylvania in the areas of multi-sensory instruction and language based learning differences.
The school is housed in the historic Princeton mansion, Thanet Lodge, also known as Greenholm or the
William Libbey
William A. Libbey III (March 27, 1855 – September 6, 1927) was an American professor of physical geography at Princeton University. He was twice a member of the U.S. Olympic Rifle Team, and rose to the rank of colonel in the New Jersey Nationa ...
house after the noted
Princeton University archaeologist who built it in 1902. After Libbey's death the mansion was home to Miss Mason's School, a private elementary school, from the 1930s to 1982.
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1973 establishments in New Jersey
Learning disabilities
Dyslexia
Educational institutions established in 1973
Buildings and structures in Princeton, New Jersey
Schools in Princeton, New Jersey
Private elementary schools in New Jersey
Private middle schools in New Jersey
Private high schools in Mercer County, New Jersey
Historic district contributing properties in Mercer County, New Jersey
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