The Citizen, 1999-09-01, Page 30PAGE 30. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1999.
Knowing alphabet not necessary for eye exam
September means Back to
School!
For many children, reading and
writing or even focusing on a
blackboard or computer screen can
be challenging. It has been
estimated that four out of every 10
Canadian children has a vision
problem which may impair their
ability to leam.
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An appreciation night was held at the Walton-area farm of Chris and Judy Lee on Friday
night to thank the many volunteers for their help in making this year’s moto-cross a success.
Cheques, totalling over $9,000 were presented to several organizations. In back, from left:
Dan Taylor and Jamie Dick, St. Columban Soccer; Deb Trollope, St. John Ambulance; Jane
Zwep, Walton Public School parents association; Vai Shortreed, Walton Sports Club. Front:
Chris Lee, Matt Lee, Bruce Armstrong, Brussels Optimists.
Florence (Flo) Keillor, a vice-
president, retired, with the
Elementary Teachers’ Federation
of Ontario (ETFO), was awarded
the first ETFO President’s Award
recently.
The President’s Award may be
awarded each year at the discretion
of the ETFO president. The award
recipient is selected by the
president alone and the winner’s
name is kept secret until the
presentation is made. The Award
reflects outstanding service to the
Federation and the membership at
both the provincial and local levels.
“Florence has done an enormous
amount to ensure a wonderful
beginning for ETFO and will be
remembered as one of the founders
of our new Federation,” said
Phyllis Benedict, president of
ETFO. “As vice-president of ETFO
she had a very quiet, yet very
effective influence on important
decisions affecting ETFO’s first
year.”
In accepting the award, Keillor
pointed to four individuals who had
made an incredible difference in
her life, all of whom were present
when the award was given. Three
of these are honorary members of
ETFO. Gordon Kidd her first
principal. Mary Moffatt of Huron
County, and Mary Vernon of
London, her Federation members,
and her husband, Donald Keillor.
Keillor was born in St. John's
"Many parents are not aware that
if their child has not developed
clear vision by age six, they are not
apt to do so in later life," says Dr.
Mira Acs, president of the Ontario
Association of Optometrists.
"That's why we recommend parents
have their children's eyes tested
before their* third birthday, and
again before they start school.
Nfld., where she attended
Memorial University, graduating
with an honours BA in modern
languages and a BEd. She holds
additional qualifications in English
as a Second Language (ESL) and
French as a Second Language
(FSL) specialist.
Keillor's teaching experience has
been as an intermediate teacher and
chair of English in two middle
schools in Etobicoke and as an FSL
teacher and French co-ordinator in
Huron County - now Avon
Maitland.
In 1997-98 Keillor served as
vice-president of the Federation of
Women Teachers’ Associations of
Ontario (FWTAO). She was
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Children do not need to know the
alphabet before they can have a
complete vision exam."
Eighty per cent of what children
learn comes from their vision.
Studies show that some children
with vision problems may have
shorter attention spans and poor
concentration skills. This may lead
treasurer of FWTAO in 1995-96. In
1998, Keillor was elected as one of
ETFO’s first vice-presidents and
assumed responsibilities for
political action.
The Elementary Teachers’
Federation of Ontario represents
70,000 teachers and education
workers formerly members of the
Federation of Women Teachers’
Associations of Ontario (FWTAO)
and the Ontario Public School
Teachers’ Federation (OPSTF).
ETFO is an Affiliate of the Ontario
Teachers’ Federation.
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to frustration and hinder their
school performance.
"The ability to simply read print
is almost 'elementary' when
compared to the visual demands of
the many emerging technologies
our children will use in their daily
lives as they grow up," says Dr.
Acs.
Children with vision problems
often do not recognize that they
have a problem. There are
numerous signs for parents and
teachers to watch for. These
include:
Frequent blinking.
Rubbing of the eyes.
Child covers up one eye with
one hand while reading, or, holds
material close to his or her face.
• Child loses place frequently
while reading.
• Child tilts head to read, or uses
awkward posture to avoid using
one eye when reading or focusing
on object.
• Chronic fatigue.
• Short attention span leading to
behaviour problems at school.
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Cefebratirig 25th Anniversary Season.
FALL SPECIAL EVENTS
1 st Annual Celebrity Golf Tournament
Friday, September 17,1999
Seaforth Golf & Country Club - Steak Barbeque incl.
Wieringerwaard - Dutch Folk Dancing
direct from the Netherlands
Wednesday, September 22, 1999 - 8 p.m.
Also this fall -
Back by popular demand - Don Harron & Catherine McKinnon - October 23rd
Plus a student production - Dufflebag Theatre's Beauty and the Beast and MacBeth -
October 13th - 15th - 2 performances daily
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gf REGISTRATION
Sept.
9, 10, 11
Projects now on display.
Early registrations accented.
524-1061
56 Courthouse Sq.
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