Admissions Online

Welcome to the Wardlaw School, a program of the Atlanta Speech School. We are grateful for your interest and the opportunity to get to know you and your family! Applications for the upcoming 2024-25 school year are now available for Kindergarten and 1st grade. At this time, admissions is closed for all other grades.

We invite you to visit us and learn more about the Wardlaw School. Our mission is to create an optimal learning environment for children who are struggling academically due to dyslexia and the associated language weaknesses. Our faculty is comprised of highly trained educators, all of whom hold at least a master's degree in fields such as Learning Disabilities, Speech-Language Pathology or Reading. Tours will begin at the end of September and are scheduled on a weekly basis until mid-March. New dates will be added monthly.

Our application process is designed to ensure that the Wardlaw School provides the most appropriate academic program for the children that we enroll. Our students, ages 5 through 12, exhibit average to superior intelligence and have been diagnosed with dyslexia and associated weaknesses. The Wardlaw School is not a program designed for children on the autism spectrum, those who have social-pragmatic language disorders, or significant attention or behavioral regulation weaknesses that may prevent the student from fully accessing the short-term curriculum paradigm.

During our admissions season, we screen students as openings for the following school year become available. Screenings may begin as early as October, but generally occur in January and February. Please do not hesitate to contact Wardlaw Admissions at 404-233-5332 if you have questions.

How to Apply

Create an Online Application

To begin the Online Application process, Create an Account. Then, log into your account and Create A New Student Application for your child. Please track your child's admissions status online by logging into your account. You will have the flexibility to log in and out of your account and access the open application. You can also print the completed application.

Parts of an application and admissions process:

Online application, completed by parent.
Teacher Questionnaire is sent to current homeroom teacher to complete.
Provide all required supporting documents, including the report of a psychoeducational evaluation conducted within the last three years. Documents may be submitted within the application, or you may submit the documentation through the Admissions Office by contacting Admissions Coordinator, Andrea Smith.
A non-refundable application fee of $75 is required for first-time applicants. You may pay online (below) or via check directly to the Atlanta Speech School Business Office.
Track our receipt of required documents and receive notification that your child's file is complete by logging on to the Admissions portal using your username and password.
Once your application is complete, the Wardlaw School Admissions Committee will review your child’s file. Families of prospective students will be contacted to schedule a screening, during which formal and informal assessment of academic areas, oral language skills, and writing proficiency will be completed. Screenings are contingent on openings for the upcoming school year. A fee of $150.00 will apply if your child is scheduled for a screening.

Application Fee - Pay Online

Screening Fee - Pay Online

Admissions Decisions

All completed applications will be carefully considered. The Admissions Committee will conduct a comprehensive review of all documents and reports pertaining to your child to determine the next steps in the admissions process. If it is determined that the Wardlaw School can meet your student's needs and there is availability in the cohort that your child is applying, you will be contacted to schedule a screening for your student. If it determined that the Wardlaw School cannot effectively meet your child's needs or there is no availablity, we will let you know of our decision. Admissions decisions are made individually, based on our program's ability to meet your child's needs and classroom availability.

Thank you for considering the Wardlaw School. We look forward to getting to know your child!

Atlanta Speech School-Wardlaw School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. Atlanta Speech School-Wardlaw School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.