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NORTHWEST HERALD Stctlon B Friday, Stpttmbtr to, IMS Page 5 Nation "fiends in Reading Proficiency x* i. £ M 500*7 300- 275- 250 - 225 200 - 175 - 150 - 0 * Levels of Proficiency Rudimentary.. ...150 Basic Intermediate.. ...250 Adept Advanced 350 Age 17 Ago 13 Age 9 l-- 1971 ~I T" 75 80 Blacks --i 84 Age 17 Age 13 Age 9 r Age 17 Age 13 Age 9 i » i 1 r 1975 80 84 1971 75 80 Hispanic White 84 UPI Graphic Reading levels differ greatly by race: study -»By Thomas Ferraro 2 United Press International I WASHINGTON -- Black and Hispanic youngsters have made big gains in * their reading levels but the gap between whites and minorities "remains Z dramatic," a study by the National Assessment of Educational Progress % shows. I The federally funded study showed that the percentage of black 9-year- t olds who failed basic reading skills fell from 30 to 16, but that the average 5 performance of a 17-year-old minority remained just slightly above that of £ a 13-year-old white. t "We are on our way to becoming a nation of readers, but we are not there I yet," said Education Secretary William Bennett at a news conference * where the report was released. i ' 'Sixty-one percent of our 17-year-olds are still unable to read well enough * to learn what they should from a high school textbook," Bennett said. * The study, "The Reading Report Card: Progress Toward Excellence in J Our Schools," was compiled from surveys of more than 250,000 students -- J ages 9,13, and 17 - conducted in 1970-71,1974-75,1979-80, and 1983-84. * The study said overall the skills of students ages 9,13 and 17 improved * during the period. But the 17-year-olds did not post their first gain until * after I960, while scores for the younger age groups leveled off after I960. I The report warned, "If the patterns of no further improvements for 9- g and-13-year-olds are reflected in future assessments, we might expect to * find that assessment results ior 1988 and later will show that America's $ schools have... failed to progress further." * It said the 1984 survey found that 80 percent of Hispanic and 84 percent of * black 17-year-olds did not read well enough to do college work, compared £ with 55 percent of whites. » Archie Lapointe, the association's executive director, stressed how far s minority students have come and how far they still have to go. j "The overall success story for minority children cannot be disputed," he 4k said. "But the gap remains dramatic and there is no basis in these findings § for relaxing efforts to make equal educational opportunity a reality." * The survey tested skills at five levels -- rudimentary, basic, intermedi­ al ary, adept and advanced. > It found that 98.6 percent of 17-year-olds, 94.5 percent of 13-year-olds and v 64.2 percent of 9-year-olds have reached the "basic" level -- "the ability to locate and identify facts from simple paragraphs, stories and news J articles." % Only 4.9 percent of 17-year-olds, 0.3 percent of 13-year-olds and none of J the 9-year-olds reached the "advanced" level -- the abilty to synthesize * material from specialized texts. | . s Dotson pondered suicide ^following rape conviction CHICAGO (UPI) - Convicted rapist Gary Dotson considered sui­ cide when he was ordered back to prison even after Cathleen Crowell Webb, his alleged victim, said the rape never occurred, his mother said in a magazine interview. "I was devastated, but Gary took the news even harder," Barbara Dotson said in an interview pub­ lished in the October issue of Red- book. "Prison authorities announced that Gary was now a celebrity and they needed to protect him from other inmates. But they told me he also needed to be protected from himself." In another interview in the maga­ zine, Carol Smith, Webb's stepmoth­ er, said her daughter became a dif­ ferent person under the glare of media attention following her recan­ tation of a 1977 rape charge against Dotson. Dotson, 28, was serving a 25- to 50- year prison term when Webb, 23, publicly recanted her testimony on March 30. Webb said she fabricated the story after having sex with her boyfriend. When Cook County Circuit Judge Richard Samuels refused to reopen the case, Gov. James R. Thompson reviewed the testimony and evi­ dence at a nationally televised clem­ ency hearing. Thompson agreed with Samuels that Dotson did rape Webb, but commuted his jail term to time already served. Mrs. Dotson told Redbook that her son was extremely depressed and threatened suicide when Samuels or­ dered him back to jail April 11 after he had been out of jail on bond for one week! "Prison counselors had asked him if he felt like committing suicide and Gary had said yes," his mother said. Mrs. Dotson said she stopped wor­ rying about her son after Gary called saying, "although he had felt like 'ending it' at one point, he was okay now." How to exercise safely during pregnancy By Leslie Goldberg San Francisco Examiner Attention, mommas-to-be: Before you go and plunk down your $25 for those four aerobic classes at the neighborhood recreation center, doctors are urging you to take a good, hard look at what you're pay­ ing for. Some of these pregnancy exercise classes may not be worth 25 cents.. Gynecologists say that some may even pose a threat to you and your baby. The American College of Obstetri-, cians and Gynecologists (ACOG) re­ cently released a report on safety guidelines for pregnant women who exercise. They suggest you avoid: -- Exercises done on the back, except for the' 'pelvic tilt" -- Exercises that involve jumping or hopping -- Classes that encourage competition -- Classes that don't stop to check participants' pulse rate -- Classes that don't require a physician's approval It's also a good idea to check on the instructor's background and credentials. f "A lot of the people who are now teaching pregnancy aerobics classes these days know nothing, except how to jump up and down. The fact is, there is no certification mecha­ nism for exercise teachers," says Dr. Art Ulene, an obstetrician and the "family doctor" of TV's "Today Show." Daily jogging, swimming and aer­ obics are now thought to be as essen­ tial to a healthy pregnancy as the proverbial three glasses of milk a day. In one corner, exercise evange­ lists proclaim everything from an easier labor and delivery to a more healthy baby can be had through exercise. In the other corner, doc­ tors are saying, "Whoa!" The ACOG says, "(There) is no evidence existing to support the pop­ ular notion that regular exercise will improve the outcome of pregnancy. Those studies that have been done reveal no change in the length or quality of labor and no reduction in the number of maternal or fetal complications." The obstetricians and gynecolo­ gists further warn that studies have suggested that heavy endurance ex­ ercise and "increased occupational activity' can result in lower infant birth weights. But pregnant women often say they enjoy exercise wid doctors ac­ knowledge that women's overall well-being may be enhanced by proper exercise. What is "proper exercise"? "We say to pregnant women that both feet should never leave the floor when exercising," says Ulene. Although jumping doesn't appear to pose a threat to an unborn baby (which is cushioned by the uterine waters), it can cause orthopedic problems for the mother. "During pregnancy, the connective tissue be­ comes softer and more easily stretched," says Ulene. "The joints become more unstable and suscepti­ ble to injury." Sit-ups and other exercises per­ formed on the back should also be avoided by pregnant women. "The weight of the enlarged uter­ us can block the vena cava (a main vein that passes the small of the back) and cause what we call 'su­ pine hypotensive syndrome,'" says Ulene. "What that means is the blood pressure drops when the wom­ an lies on her back. She might get dizzy and the fetal heart rate falls." When the fetal heart rate falls, the baby isn't getting as much oxygen. If you're considering a particular class, make sure that the instructor has the participants check their pulse rates. Obstetricians and gyne­ cologists suggest that women not allow their pulse rates to exceed 140 beats a minute during exercise. "The resting pulse rate of a preg­ nant woman is 90 beats per minute. The heart is working 30 to 40 percent harder. So there is less reserve when exercising," says Ulene. It also is suggested that pregnant women limit vigorous exercise to 15 minutes. After that, the body tem­ perature starts to rise. In non-preg­ nant women, the body temperature climbs to 100.5 degrees after 30 min- WOODSTOCK THEATRE Weekdays No Bargain Show i'H 11NCKSS GHOSTBUSTERS Fn 5 30 7 30 9 30 - Sat Sun 1 15 3 20 5 30 7 30 9 30 Mon Thurs 6 8 15 v> v.*r/-' if 1,1 if 1 *• - RAMB0II fri 6 8 10 Sat Sun 2 4 6 8 10 Mon Thurs 6 10 7 50 A comedy starring: Tom Hanks & John Candy Fri. 7:1049:10 Sat & Sun. 1:10,3:10,7:10& 9:10 M o n . T h u r s . 7 & 9 utes of hard exercise, and 102 after an hour. 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