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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1971-04-08, Page 9• N• • .; • tial educa all that is needed now ... • Ill., s t r G0E/ERICK SIONAL.STAR, TIURSDAY-APIIII48 lepn BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER "1 believe we have taken the first significant step towards a very expanded special -education plan for Huron County," stated Bob Elliott, chairman- of the For your SPRING • SEED requirements. • ,We • alre overstocked with RED CLOVER Alull line offorageseedS will .al -So he available ALEXAHDLIt • , tondeshor o Phone 482-7475 4 523-4399 4b • . . . , Hilton County Board of $10,800; three speech therapisLa. Education. for ther71iftriefitary schools at Members of the board $3,800 each; three special meeting Monday afternoon and learning disabilities specialists evening in Clinton agreed to for the elementary schools at provide a special edlication- $7,800 each; one secretary at program -throughqut llucon $3,500; five secondary school County •bg.g441-1`14tle this fall, guidance teachers . -at , $54,000 providing sufficient fun s can be (total) and. three elementary raised to pay for it. • schoolguidance .counsellors at The full prograin, as p,oposed .$23,400 (tota)., In. addition by. W . 'D. K€141weii, there would be other costs such superintendent • ' sof 4l--'ci11 , as travelling allowances; etc., education services in the county, • ' It .is, understood '-that the would cost , $204,300 for the hoard will implement only: as ••• . .. 19:44.914,y4g,.,34,...dip,w06: ii.Tidefr.',ertP,,t-s pro posa' 1' as can'. be: economically sound , for the county at' this time. However, the members. of the board were. made aware of the treme,ndous need throughout Huron County for this type of education. A presentation during th.. -afternoon .session pointed up the. ..../ fact that some.'children have special learning handicaps which can only be aver o le b additional superintendent at a salary • of $21,000; ' one" • psychologist at $19,000; one psychometrist at • $10,800; one remedial reading specialist for the secondary schools at BUYING A HOMO Your Credit Union Has ‘, MORTGAGE MONEY - AVAILABLE --Our-terms are better - Phone 524-7931 and make c.n appointment today and discover for yo.urself. 524-7931 GO15ER ICH COMMUNITY • CREDIT -UNION:. .39 ST. DAVID ST. • . cn y experts • in the field of special education. •0 These handicaps (ian inelude. such thing S - •as perceptual problems, visual and audial difficulties, motor • control troubles, etc. A film shown to the board members showed that between ' 15 and 20 percent of all children may he . experiencing some. learning- disabilities which are preventing them from achieving their potential. It was proven thatwhile these youngsters have average and above . average intelligence, some quirk within them prevents them from learning by the ustial methods employed in the present educational- system in Iluron (o-unty. It was ShoWn, • for instance, that some children are unable to ' _express • - themselves. through written examinations When they would, compete- more than adequately if given the opportunity • for oral examinations; • some , students must learn through movement,' actual touching and feeling. The'. •. • .- whole spectrum - of special learning disabilities is so wide, 11 , MOTHER PARKER - 2 lb. . .• • /•. T waS'.1earned, that it would nokbe• . 85 possible to list thern all in a HO C HOCOLATE 4 short space. ---- -- --------------------W--,-,- -- that' ------- - , -AN- RINE& -•-•1-9 -02. It was also Shon the • will - to learn and• to achieve is .- , . . •. ., ,7r4 often killed with repeaed faiCAKE MIXES288 lure ' at school. 'Students can -become MR. CLEAN — 32 OZ. - . •• '• \ ' . hostile, • 'frustrated arid LIQUID,-. , CLEANER--- • ' OC-6asiOnaily delinquent-‚ because 794 no -One has' been- able to. help; PX AND„SPAN - GIANYaSIZE .., , , only ' Faminirie-- w• 1). Kenwell 'called -for the,--,;" ,.,., ., . 0. '4!4-> • ..., them discover their,..,h„own • •- `.. ..... particular •learning disabilietY and'.'. tailor •-a 'special educational P VVDERED CLEANER --957:_......14.. ••,., . . . •. , tipkins,_ , , lisi program to their specific ' needs .• ,, ....,._ .:.. . . ,, so that learning can take ,place.•• ° ' VAN CAl4"-. - ' 14 oz.. • ,, • , . .. **4.V.:. Is money .additional .S1'11,500 could be utilized to provide one more psychometrist; one more speech • therapist; three more special learning disabilities experts; 4.5 .ore see° n dars school guidance counsellors; and thre,e , more elementary school guidam,..e .(f)unsellors. • A full program would represent • S6.06 extra per student in' tite county for 1971; • , 4,411 GO ANYWHERE CLOTHES Choose your Jeans from Blue, White, Flair, ,Rider -Slims, etc. JACKETS -N- JEiiNS 7,95 to 10.95 JACKETS FOR EVERY TRADE Nylons, Corduroys, Gabardines 9,95., to 18.95 HARE 15, NOW • AVAILABLE AT Pickett & Campbell Limited: .• . The Store 'For Men CLINTON GODERICH 2. KINCARDINE - • 11'l 011 a 1 l)18.71 additional per student in school, he Ita had their potential and needs assessed and. - then had to tell the parNts there are no provisions in the Ilurdn County educational system to provide the special training their • child requites ,overcome . the barriers to' learning in the conventional way. • Ile stated that ',eachers were not to blame heeaust!the present .CDUOts,;•(tIst is 'not 19'r2; and $2.1.15 ...per student more in 1973. . Dr Barr} Deathe, a member of the board who is a medical doctor in the town of GOderiCh, outlined the urgent .neyd for some kind oritelp fo•r•-•••,Voungsters ‘,N all special teart1T,hg disabilities. Dr. Deathe'•said 'he has , had parents bring their children t() 111111 because difficootig a of `I 14, staff in. fitiron ••• trained to deal with these special problemk illustrated his point' bY Siijfiug thatwhile he is a doctor, his patients.. do not expect him Co_ perform brain surgery. I3j,,,ttke same token, not .eyery teacher.can be expcted to :know how to handle all special learning difficulties!. Kenwell',,notod in • a. private interview, ' following • the meetipg, that if the.nature of the learning, • " " • 04 • • • • • , discovere&early in a child's life, there is a very gOod chance it can.be.overvoine with special attention by a skilled teacher. During the evening portion of - the meting, couple*from the Hensall area, was in attendance to request some action in the field of .spial education .because their son is in need'of ta, "such help. . • • GET NAME BRAND ITEMS GET S=PSSTAMPSPS AT DISCOUNT PRICES T°"° At BLUE'S SUPERMARKET ON THE SQUARE CREST FAMILY SIZE'-• TOOTH PASTE,- °NLY 98' SCOPE REG. 51.49 MOUTH olk et( WASH "NI Y l• OPEN NIGHTLY 'TM 10 MISS MEW — 6 oz. • 7 CATFOOD , 6439' BRAVO LIQUID ,7 27 oz. WAX JERGEN'S REG. -SIZE ONLY FACIAL SOAP DELSEY COLOUR PRINT . • • 1,29 ONLY ea. 1 Bothroorn Tissue 6 WE DELIVER KLEENEX COLOUR PRINT PAPER TOWELS Rolls JOY, „LIQUID - 24 oz. • DETERGENT (PEAS -CORK -WAX OR GREEN BEANS) STOKELY 1° c)z 1894 SUPREME - 24 'oz. BAGGEDA F net BREAD "'`R)7.17' TREESWEET PUR.E - 48 oz.., .4 2 554 Orange Juke 2189' - 2, bulbs , PHILIPS (10.0.,...60, 40 Watt) per pkg.. 4,44-:, • LIGHT BULBS J STRAWBERRY - RASPBERRY - CHERRY - PINEAPPLE - PEACH STAFFORD'S "4 JAM 02 N L 59 • -••••••••••- MAD HATTER PARK & BE -A -NS' 44394• new thret R's - respect for what L N • _CORN STICKS the student is able to do; BAY ER- 400 's .• 'resources to enable him to • . 4 . Reg. 59c - ONLY •••-achieveliiais; and research to ASPIRIN LILT 7MAO HATTER (Regular,Crinkle 9 ' aid. his continued educational Salt 'n Vinegar). • success: ' • REG. 79c‘ • The presentation by Kenwell and Mrs. Eleanor Scott, principal of Huron Hope School for the COLEMAN'S BONELESS TENDERIZED ONLY `••ril:o. GRADE "A" 5 • 6 Ib. Average' . ONLY 394' ONLY POTATO CHIPS 59' Retarded at Huron Park; Bruce S • MOTHER PARKER 100s Central School; Ken. Laughton;' uidance head at,HDHS;,Dale Grey and Mrs. Marg Robinson, headand assistant 'head' of the Engliikh department of CHSS,„ panted up the need to discover, ' these various learning difficulties early and to treat ,them as educational problems before they become • emotional problems. , •. Some educators even went so. far as" to state that persons in need of special education. who do not receive it could very well beconie the future welfare, recipients and chronic law offenders simply . because they have grown, angry at their inability to stitceed in school by the norMal route. The presentation by Kenwell and his staff held no promise that the costs for special education in Huron . County would remain static. In fact, it was pointed out that for the 1972-1973 school year 7An EPICURE - 1 Ib. 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' MACARONI OR , AGHETTI 'N' .1 ,NESTLE'S CANNEID 151/2 oz. PUPDING.4 16 oz. PIus Deposit COCA-COLA 645' MOTHER PARKER - 1 Ib. Bag COFFEE ()ICILY 99 keg' 39c • PALMOLIVE.- 24 Oz. ONLY '4i9 LIQUID DETERGENT 694 a • LAUNDRY - 5 Ib. , ONLY 2i794 FAB DETERGENT 139 IiISSFT'S WESTON'S AOT CROSS BUNETTES ONLY doz. 494 LARGE GREEN - Pkg. of 10 GARBAGE BAGS .394 SOUlkiiiEL - 2 Ib. ONLY iltiOtratatt=4" PAAS EGG COLOURING KITS ONLY „,.