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learning disabled child and the gifted child. 227 QUEEN STREET, PORT PERRY 985-8025 TLE NEXT TO TOWN INN RESTAURANT. i Ontario's growing economy has created a continuing need for qualified individuals in all fields, and especially in the skilled trades. To meet this demand, the Ontario Ministry of Colleges C7 10 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, Nov. 17, 1976 New insight into the problem of learning Jack Gardner, Principal of the Durham Region Treatment Centre, guest speaker at the first of a series of lectures at Port Perry High School on the The Apprenticeship and Universities Apprenticeship Program offers systematic on-the-job training and related classroom instruction in many trades. Depending on the trade, an apprenticeship varies in length from 2 to 5 years, and apprentices are paid an Increasing percentage of the going rate for fully-qualified was series are scheduled to continue tonight at 7:30 and the next two Wednesdays. J LTE ee DEN'S PAPER HOUSE more than train a disabled child to do a certain task like tracing or drawing, hoping that by rectifying some of the symptoms they are treating the problem. The side use of drugs in some areas is another cop- out, according to Gardiner, and do little more than sed- ate the child. "What I want to know," he said, "is the child getting a good treatment program along with the drugs. I want to know what the prob- lem is...specifically, and not a generalized lable. Don't tell me he can't write. I know'that. I want to know specifically why he can't, where the problem is, and * behaviour. what can be done about it: There are so many studies, 'facts and figures around today' that it gets increasingly hard to find the * relevant information. Many claim behavioural changes froth complicated tests and treatment programs, but « many are useless," he said, "Fact is, I can get 1,000 people to stand on their heads, run. around the block, or anything else, and, - after a long enough period, a certain percentage of them will change their funny that way, the strang- est things will make them change their behaviour." "Give me a method that has an 85 per cent success rate before you see me," he said. He pointed out that some tests used by some "psychiatrists to determine sanity or insanity are at best only 35 percent predict- able. "Think about that one," he said. : - He said adults often de- mand what they think is simple procedures from a child, yet for the child it can be quite difficult. The edu- cation system, for example, cannot provide all the time needed in some cases to ensure that information fed to the students is digested. He points to one study which shows that learning a certain piece of information for some grade sixers can: take as many as 1,400 repet- itions. By the time a stud- People are: ent gets to Grade 10, it could take as many as 1,800. "The school provides only a fraction of that," he said. 'So, the child must get it from elsewhere." There are effective treat- ments, he said, but they must be applied properly. "A hyperactive child. must learn to, stop, look, and listen...to monitor his own behaviour," he said, 'and that isn't easy. Too many parents make the rule and apply it, and that's wrong, thinks Gard- ner. '""The child must take the rule within himself. That way, it is his rule not his parents." According to Mr. Gard- ner, the furictional approach to such problems is the best one. - "Find out exactly where he's at, where we want him to go, and how many steps to get him there." . The series of lectures put on by the council will con- tinue tonight at the high school at 7:30. The second half of the series, scheduled for Wed- nesday, November 24 and December 1, will deal with the gifted child. | Scugog Island by Mrs. Earl Reader go to Uxbridge on Saturday We are pleased to give good reports of the Island sick people, as we have heard recently, Mrs. Grace Love is home again and recuperating very well. Mr. Anson Gerrow had his first operation in Toronto last week and is already getting therapy. Last week we didn't know Mr. Roger Hope was in the Oshawa Hospital and had stomach surgery on Tuesday. He still has some discomfprting . experiences but h it will lead to a great improvement. He has suffered for several months. So we also hope he will now be benefited by the surgery. The 4-H girls have finish- ed their autumn course with Mrs. Ann Chandler 'and Mrs. Helen Hortop and will training prepares people to enter skilled trades and 'earn a better living. This is what Ontario is doing to help provide that training. For your free copy, write to: Information Resources Branch Ministry of Colleges and Universities Mowat Block, Queen's Park, Toronto, Ontario M7A 1B9 Or telephone: tradespeople. At the conclusion of the training period, an apprentice will qualify for a Certificate of Apprenticeship and, where applicable, a Certificate of Qualification. Your Ontario Government has prepared a special "booklet, "Training for the Skilled Trades", which describes Minister the apprenticeship program, lists the trades which it covers and explains how to get into the program. TOT PAG TAR of 8s Ro ALS Barrie 728-1951 Guelph 821-3770 Hamilton 527-9105 Kitchener-Waterloo 884-5460 Please indicate whether you wish to receive the English or French edition of the Apprenticeship Booklet. Ministry of Colleges and Universities Harry C. Parrott, DDS, . Oshawa 576-0171 Stoney Creek 664-5116 Toronto 965-4211 William G. Davis, Premier @ Province of Ontario for Achievement Day. Many thanks to these two ladies who give so. freely pf: their time and to Mrs. Hor- top for opening her home for the weekly meeting. Rev. Clarke took the Is- land Church Service on Sun- day. He is working very hard to promote an increase in attendance and transferr- ing his enthusiasm to the children in song and in- spirational talks. But of course Rev. Wiley and REV. Clarke can't do it all. There were nineteen children in Sunday School yesterday. But we still wonder if we are making as much effort as we could or as others in the area are doing. Mr. Sam Arnold has had some -recent visitors lately such as his sister and his old friend Mr. Smith. He is very fortunate to have such jolly people as the Kings to stay with him. Recently when Ruth and Orval Heayn paid a visit from Kingston, Orval became ill on the way home and had to spend some time in the hospital. Hospital Report . 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