Historical April 1978 Hamilton School program report. Original educational terminology describes the period; no current pupil diagnosis or outcome is inferred.
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REMEDIAL READING
Primary children at Hamilton School receive supportive services in reading from the remedial reading teacher, Ms. Mary Belle Riley.
Care is taken to closely co-ordinate the classroom experiences of first graders and the supportive help given in the areas of auditory-visual-motor-memory skills as the children mature.
Some second and third grade students work on comprehension materials and receive phonics instruction which has been prescribed after diagnostic testing.
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COUNSELOR
The counselor at Hamilton School, Ms. Harriet St. James, works with pupils from kindergarten through eighth grades. She holds individual conferences focused on listening and facilitating, helping the child build coping skills and giving him or her a sense that someone cares.
She works with small groups of pupils selected because of similar problems. Groups are designed to develop positive self-concepts and encourage personal growth with peers.
Ms. St. James works with the administrator, teachers, parents, and pupils in exploring the world of work. She assists the transition of 8th grade pupils to high school. She assists in testing and interpreting test scores. She also consults with parents and serves as a facilitator in parent conferences.
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SAFETY PATROL
The school safety patrol was organized to promote student rapport with the safety regulations of the school and community. Patrol members take a pledge to carry out their duties faithfully and to set a good example by observing the safety rules themselves. Day after day the patrol members serve their schoolmates, guiding them and protecting them from traffic ac- ‘ cidents. Patrol members also help in monitoring classrooms in cases of emergencies or when there is a need for help in supervision during recess periods.
The patrol organization sponsored a very unique program in the month of October, 1977, introducing their members to the student body. There are approximately thirty members. Their sponsor is Mr. George Rawls, our administrative assistant. Present patrol membership includes Yvonne Coleman, Edward Sanders, Sharon Scott, Alvin Black, Helen Graham, Laura Reynolds, Bryan Sanders, Earl Rogers, Jeron Navies, Willie Williams, Angela Lowery, Mary Young, Leslie Boyd, Timothy Craig, Laverne Foster, Jeanette Aaron, Anthony Ellison, Pertella Mitchell, Marilyn Griffin (acting girl captain), Jessie Parker, Lucius Johnson (acting boy captain), Joyce Robinson, Alana Young, Clifford Green, Anthony Evans, Larry Londons.
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SPECIAL EDUCATION
The Itinerant Services program is designed to help students who have learning problems and are not functioning at grade level to receive remedial help on a one to one basis or in a small group setting. The emphasis is on reading and math. The program offers an individual student a personalized education plan, a chance to remediate his specific problems, while permitting him to remain in a regular classroom setting. Ms. Payne is Hamilton’s Itinerant teacher.
Ms. Marienne Gibson’s EMR students have been having a good year despite all the snow. Her sixteen students are very happy to work hard each on their Three R’s PLUS because each month they look forward to their “Free Day.” Their “Free day” in March was a trip to Ralston Purina Farms.
Each month the class celebrates birthdays which have occurred during that month with a big party. They are looking forward to a trip to the Lincoln Trails in Springfield, Illinois.
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LEARNING DISABILITIES
This self-contained program is designed to help children with specific learning problems in a small classroom setting. The maximum number of students is ten. This enables the teacher, Ms. Barham, to assist each child on an individual basis. A personal educational program is set up for each child and the parents are informed as to the child’s goals and his progress toward those goals.
Originally published in The Paper, April 1978.
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Original source: SD_Times1978_04.pdf, printed page(s) 4; PDF page(s) 4.
