At Shridha Elementary School students acquire fundamental academic and organizational skills along with the interpersonal skills essential for success in school and in life. The emphasis throughout the elementary school years is on how to learn.

The acquisition of language and literacy skills is paramount. Through their successes in the classroom and as they participate in school life, students develop the self-confidence that inspires them to assume responsibility for their own learning. As awareness of their unique learning styles emerges, Lower School students develop the early skills of self-advocacy and are ready to meet the challenges of Middle School.

At Shridha skill-based groups are homogeneous, determined by age and proficiency, to facilitate targeted and individualized instruction. They are also flexible. Teachers assess students regularly and modify the groupings when change is warranted. At every turn, Lower School students are supported by a high level of structure, given clear expectations, and guided by virtue of diagnostic instruction taught according to their individual needs.

At Shridha students also receive related services including Language and Occupational Therapy. A Social Development curriculum encompasses Counseling. Language instruction is tightly integrated with Reading and Writing and, in turn, with the subject areas. Students meet two to three times per week for Language instruction in small groups. The Language Therapist is available in the classroom as needed.