PAGE 22, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31,,1982, WH-ITBY FRÉE PRESS Whthypople volunteerin Mg to help A>EnLoPAe teach aduitstoread in program, 601 DUNDAS STREET WEST, WHITBY Toronto 686-1979 OPEN HOUSE SUN DAY, APRIL 4TH 2:00 - 5:00 P.M. 703 AN DERSON ST., WHITBY >- 697,000., 4 Bdrms, 2 battis, $62,000. mortgage at 141/% to Sept. 84'. Your Hostesa: ALINE CURRIER, 666-1333. PRICE REDUCTION $74,500. - 3 Bedroom back- plin Ajax, very flexib le financlng available. Home le immaculate. For. details cali GARRETT DOWKER, 666-1333. FRA NK ____ REALTOR 225 Brock St. N. Whitby, Ontalo 668-6171- By Marlon Buchanan Every Wednesday since Iast fall there bas been a group of about 30> meeting at tbe Whitby Public Library. They are ahl connected with the . aduit basic education course of- fered, tbrough the Durhanm Board of Education. There,- are ap- proximately 15 adulta, Who want bhelp, in lear- niing 10, read and they work on a one-to-one basis with a volunteer. These are aduits wbo have English- as their firat and, usually only language and are from quite a large age range and it is about equally divided between men and women. For sorne it is necessary (or a job promotion, for some it is when their child in grade one brings home a book and tbhey can't read it. The reasons are as many as there are students. This group la super- vised by Nancy Whit- ney. Tbis is the second year the course bas been offered and about haîf the students are ones wbo came back for. a, second -year. Tbe method of teaching is the Laubacb Method where picture D ESIRABLE AREA 0F WHITBY: lovely 3 bedroom home with fuülly -fenced large yard. Terriflo mor- igage of $47,000 tli 1986 that is assumnable. AskIng $83,900. Cali Lorraine Vanaîstyne ai 668- 6171 or 668.0880. WHITBY - SPACIQUS & AFFORDABLE $79,900: 4 large bedrooms ln this beautiful college downs seml with formai dining, large foyer, garage, can- iraI air and above ground pool on 140' lot. 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SUPER SEMI- NOR- THEAST AREA - 3 bedroom twin home on a quiet crescent. Separate dinlng roomn with walkout to fen- cedi yard. Finished rec roomn plus play- room. Priced at Î-59,900. Caîl 571- 3111. Whitby 666-1333 Wednesday afternoons and/or evenings. The, other schools ail meet in the evenlng. An example whicb illustrates the en- thusiasni of the students and volunteers la Iheý fact thal although the course ia officially over, many students and volunteers are, con- tinuing to meet on their ôwnt either at'the library . or at home 10 work fur- ther. The Witby Library bas, been extremely helpful in providing us with a place 10 meet, they have purchased books for the students to ,read. Th'ese are books for aduits who have a low reading level, but the books have a higb in- terest. The library also compiled a directory for us in, which books are listed witb a littie. about them and What level of reading ability is necessary- to read tbem. Besides the reading program, la a spelling program and one in mathematics. There are classes'in Oshawa, Port Perry and Whitby. If anyone la, in- terested in the program, either as a volunteer or as a student, they can cail Ceril Tayler at the Durham Board of Education at 576ý4-4600 These months since last October have been most wortbwhile for me, as I suppose the other volunteers. Almoat'al the voluuteers.from the tiraI year were. back; again this year. I ap- p reciate the help and guidance from Nancy. This, I think, ia one of temost worthwhile courses that the Board can offer. Even if the student 'that you -are working witb does flot 4 steam ahead" it -la good that they corne 10 the llbrary even if only once a week. Some eçvenings are spent in mostly talking, 80 the volunteer -can '_juat lesten. How can you ex- pect a, person to concen- trate on learning wben he just lost his job? '1'hese students are. willing to work bard, and it 18 bard work, and it 15 80 disappointing to have to turn students away just because someoe was not wiliing to give Up two hours a week. EDITOR'S NOTE: Marlon -Buchanan laa volunteer worklng In this program. association la used. The students pay a minimal fee for the course and have the opportunity of buying their work-book but il is not necessar. The volunteers are provided witb their books whîch tell themn word by word the presentation 10 be - made. Because of Ibis, no teaching experience ia needed,,also before you meet your student Ihere arej~wo nigbts of instruction. The evening begins with checking. the homeowrk from the week before and then a short story is read with empbasis on one spelling rule. The student reada boîh orally and silently. There are questions to answer and words dic- tated, boîh review and new, work, and the homework la assigned for the next week. Some students prefer to do the homework there in class. The, questions also check the students retention of what' they have read. There are sonie who can read words reasonably- well, but when they finish a page they can't remem- ber what theyreald. In addition 10 the class in Whitby, there are two more in Osbawa and in total tbey serve 70 to 80 students on a one-to-one, basis. Tbe Wbitby clasa was designed to meet the needs of shift Iworkers so they me By RIIONDA STEWART Ininovative work in Sensory Integration (S.I.) with adults la resulting in improve patient care at Whitby Psycbiatric Hospital. Ginger Hixon and Art Mathews, Iwo occupa- tional therapists at WPH, have implemen- ted a 'program Ihat essentially promotes the development of the basic senses. Their applic ation of S.I. to aduit patients, specifically* the chronic schizophrenie, makes their work and research unique in Ibis area of Occupational Therapy. Through the SI. pro- gram patients are given the opportunity 10 re- ceive 'stimulation that they have needed for a long lime. This in turn resuits in more appro- priate social bebaviour. .lnitially their work started in 1980 when large differences were noted between patients who received S.I. treat- ment and those who did not. The program was then created as a result of these findings. savmss. YORK MAXIMIZER ADD.ON HEAT PUMP Yau cati add a Yorkc MaxMizer Hat Pump ta yourpresent torced-alr system. It retains your exlatlng fuel source lor supplernental heat and the savlrgs wilt b. close ta those avallable wltth the Champion Hast Pump. And the govemn- ment grant ta ait users atili apples. YORK'S DENAND DEFROST unlAe oth« e at pumps whlch diefroat defroat onty vhen requlred. thereby uslng leu eneSg and savlng you even WK more maney. Y -K - Heatng and Air Cor-dîfmning tj AMF am =UP-iUH(Ja' Superior Plumbing & Heting Co. Ltd,, 251 Simcoe St. -S.9 Oshawa, Ont. (416) 723-3407 In June 1982, ' Art and Ginger will be attending a national, convention of the Occupational Ther- apists Association in British Columbia 10 pre- sent a' paper on their work insensory integra- tion. Botb are hopeful that their initial work with adults utilizing S.I. treatment techniques will lead 10 formalized research programa in this area. EDITOR'S NOTE: Stewart is the public relations officer of the Whitby Psychiatric Hos- pital. Board- budget CONT'D FROM PG. 12 unhappy parentsor staff whose program expectations are not being met currently. " "The board bas con- sistently. met ils pro- gram commitiments with careful planning, thorougb analysis and control by trustees, high teacher and custodial productivity and careful management of avail- able resources," he coni- tinued. Matison points out Ibat one of the reasons for the board's bigb tax increase is the declîhfe in provincial government grants. For elementary schools, the province gives a grant equalling 50.93 per cent of the board's expenditure. This is down 3.33 per cent froni 1981. The province will pay 50.29 per cent of the coat of running the region's secondary schools in 1982, whicb is down 3.61 per cent over 1981. However, the pro- vince bas given an extra grant of $5.6 million for special education in both elementary and secondary schools. These figures are pre- liminary ones and may be changed .prior to the board striking the bud- get in a few weeks lime. Program aids WPH patients: -<'Il