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" THe Ee. 36 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tues. December 11, 1984 (From page 10) special education where a student may spend from six weeks to six months and then return to his/her regular classroom. The emphasis is on work habits: initiating a task and then seeing it 'thorough to completion. "Staying on task" is the way Mr. Williams describes it. Academics are used to modify behavior. There is a subtle system of rewards for appropriate behavior which is stress- ed at all times. One new special education program that began this fall at R.H. Cornish School is the class for gifted students eight to eleven years old. Students in this class come from all over North Durham. They are not just bright students in one or two subjects, but intellectually advanced in all academic areas. The thrust is to challenge and develop their in- tellect through the use of logic, critical and creative thinking skills, problem solving and in- dependent investigation. A similar approach is us- ed in the intermediate gifted class for older students. At Port Perry High School, special education programs are now in their second year. The academic resource teacher consults with other staff to identify problems, provides in- dividual counselling to WELCOME... employees of Kitchen Magic (Peterborough) to a Blue Cross health and dental Plan. Ross Freer Suite 204 Peterborough Square 360 George Street North Peterborough, Ontario K9H 7t8 (708) 743-0677 ONTARIO BLUE CROSS 6570 ~ UXBRIDGE MEMORIAL | ------------------, of TE , CDE Zz ') ROBEKT 917 en » ll) FOR PERSONAL SERVICE VISIT OUR SHOWROOM HOME APPOINTMENTS & TRANSPORTATION BY REQUEST 38 YEARS PERSONAL EXPERIENCE * LAWN & GARDEN SUPPLIES * FERTILIZER & FENCING call ... 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Mr. Williams says the special education pro- grams now in place in North Durham are as good as any in the province. He admits special education is expensive but says the trade-off now is that every child has equal access to education. Is it effective? For some students, progress is measured very slowly, bit by bit. For others, they are able to quickly return to their regular classes and function quite nicely. The programs are now in place, and Mr. Williams said there won't be any more added in the years ahead. But there will be constant refinements. About five per cent of the school system will re- quire special education in one of its many forms during their time as students. ple Ar J + Jan L] o IRE Special Ed: Better chance for all students The Durham Beard curriculm that an oppor- has defined its tunity be provided for philosophy towards every student to develop special education. 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