European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 4, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 12 the stars and stripes education wednesday May 4, 1594 reaping by Effie Batman. Staff writer. Pushy parents payed the Way to today a increasingly successful programs that help children with disabilities according to a noted clinical psychologist and educator. A parents Are the experts a said or. Stanley d. Klein who visited american military communities in Europe last month to talk to health care professionals. A. Although it is up to both parents and professionals to determine developmental and practical goals its the parents who can determine what is Best for their child he said. Klein teaches paediatricians at Bostons children s Hospital about working with parents of children with disabilities a a a. V. A parents have to be the advocate for their kids a Klein said. Sometimes a child a development is delayed when medical professionals want to take a wait and see approach Klein said that informed and concerned parents Are usually right. They have a natural sense when something is wrong a when a child does not respond normally to people or activities in the Home. A a . A. Klein has studied disabilities in Young children. He said that disabilities detected. Early on even before a child is a few years old can be treated with More Success. A a a v a Mother and father can Tell when a baby is having problems by the Way it looks into their eyes Klein said. Does it smile can the child pick things up in hearing seeing and talking can be better dealt with when discovered Early. Parental patience and creativity have helped today a exceptional child become a part of everyday life said Klein who is also editor of exceptional Parent Magazine. The journal is often found on Magazine Racks in military clinics for the exceptional family member program mothers and fathers have become self educated on How to help their child Dren he said. A even for the most rare disease parents can keep informed through newsletters or faxes a he said. Parents who used to feet alone can also keep on top of developments through computer bulletin boards. It used to be that a child who had trouble with Reading used a tape recorder. Now computer technology in eludes enlarged screens for the visually impaired speech synthesizers do the Job at the touch of a Button for those with speech impediments. High tech apparatus can help even the most severely handicapped a a even those who can maybe Only move a Finger a Klein said. Still he added the most effective treatment for a disabled child is to have his mom or dad get Down on the floor and play with him. A the child is first. The disability is second a he said. One creative father whose child was Blind let his son help Plant a Garden. He used strings stretched on Sticks to help the child find where to Plant the seeds. Is it a disservice to a child with a disability to move him away from his own culture and live overseas according to Klein the answer is his recommendation is that parents do what they want to do with their own lives. If a Parent is Happy that attitude will spread to the child. V / exceptional people Cope with exceptional children. In playing with a child a if a Ball is hard for the child to hit a he said a make the Ball or the Bat children in wheelchairs for example with disabilities such As Spina Bifid play in wheelchair sports leagues. For information on specialized training of military Par Art writ stomp. 12206 Pacific Highway . Tacoma Wash. 88499. This Henrica sponsored by the . Of ariment of education Wil accept code Calls and Ean receive Calls from equipment Tor the deaf at Telephone 206 588-171. The lax number is 206 984-7520. A for information on exceptional Parent Magazine write .120-stats St Hackensack . 076015421. The Telephone number is 201 439-0871, and the tax is 201 4b9-1240,. Geography competitor putting himself on map by Jami Jones education writer there a a motive behind 11-year-old i Christopher Smiths thirst for knowledge about the cultures and physical features of the world. The sixth grader from me with Hill elementary Middle school England plans to see the world and wants to knew about the places he intends to visit. Along with living in England Smith has visited Germany and Scotland and would like to see Kenya someday. V but before travelling the Globe Smith goes to Washington later this month to represent the department of defense dependents schools in the National geography Bee. Alex Trebuck Host of tvs jeopardy game show will moderate the final rounds of the May 23-24 Bee expected to be aired on the Public broadcasting system a solid background in geography will help him to a know interesting places to visit on vacations and to help keep up on what s going on in the world a Smith said. Quot a. His Washington trip began with a Victory a very fifth through eighth graders at his school. He correctly answered the most questions compiled by the National geographic society which began sponsoring the Bee in response to a growing concern about the Lack of geographic knowledge among Young americans next he took a written test and Christopher scored the highest Al lowing him to represent the school systems Atlantic Region under which his school Falls. He repeated his Victory with a written test of Dodds regions world Smith is the son of Melinda and sgt. 1st class Jeffrey Smith. He is described by me with. Hill Geog Raphy Bee coordinator and coach David Lafevre As a Quot quiet student a making it difficult to speculate on How he will do in Washington. But the accomplishment a could no to happen to More pleasant Young Man a Lafevre said. Lafevre is no stranger to the geography Bee. His pupils represented Dodds in the nation s capital in 1991 and 1992, and have emerged the Atlantic winners for four consecutive years. Although american schools May not be producing whizzes in geography Lafevre said there has been improvement a especially in areas of Ingmore a Ware of current world in Washington Smith will compete against 56 Young people from All 50 states the District of Columbia Ana five . Territories. Contestants will participate in a preliminary Competition ten will Advance to 4he final round competing for a $25,000 grand prize scholarship. The second place Winner earns a $15,000 scholarship and the third place win per gets a $10,000 scholarship. Each Winner also takes Home $500 in Cash and s 1,000, $750 and $500, respectively in National geographic society products. . Atomic tests in 50s los Alamos . Apr a federally funded study used stillborn fetuses to measure fallout from nuclear weapons testing in the 1950s. As part of the study 44 stillborn fetuses were cremated and their remains tested for radioactive strontium 90, the Washington Post reported tuesday. The report follows disclosures in december by the Energy department that about 800 people had been exposed to radiation in experiments conducted by the government from the 1940s through the 1960s,. In some of the experiments pregnant women and mentally retarded boys reportedly ingested radioactive substances the fetus tests were led by the University of Chicago for the atomic Energy commission the forerunner of the Energy department. The department does not know where the researchers got the fetuses what the parents knew or what happened to the remains Energy department radiation specialist Steve Gallson told the Post. A we Are still trying to find out a lot of things a he said. Los Alamos National Laboratory said monday that the tests were part of a study of fallout from atmospheric tests of nuclear weapons. The study known As project Sunshine a encompassed collecting and analysing worldwide samples of soil air animal and human tissues including fetal tissues and stillborn a the lab said. 1. Los Alamos spokesman John Gustafson told the associated press that he could not elaborate on the posts report because he had not read All the documents on the Chicago tests. Los Ai Amoss role in project Sunshine was limited. But it located 26 relevant documents and sent them to the Energy department after Secretary Hazel of Leary called for. The. Release of information regarding radiation testing on humans during the cold War. A stand Switzerland apr Richard Mcclure Scarry whimsical american author and Illustrator of popular children a books died of a heart attack his wife said tuesday he was 74. Scarry a books have sold More than 100 million co pics worldwide and have been translated into As Many As 30 languages said Patricia Murphy Scarry his wife for More than 40 the lowly worm was his very favorite character for All the children a she said. Many youngsters have delighted Iii finding lowly a the tyrolean hatted earthworm a pecking from Corners of Scarry a pictures. His books were filled with gentle looking puppies Kittens rabbits pigs and other creatures sometimes driving bizarre vehicles. A the books Many published by Golden books and random House inspired a Cable to series and a project is under Way to create videos based on the books his wife said Patricia Scarry said her husband died saturday at a Hospital near their Home Ingstead. Funeral plans were private she said. Scarry which rhymes with a carry a was born in Boston in 1919 and studied drawing at the Boston museum school. He then served in the . Army during world War ii. A the started illustrating the weekend before we were married Quot in 1947, Patricia Scarry said. After drawing for other authors he decided he wanted to write As Well. He considered himself an educator More than any thing a Patricia scan. Said. A the thought any Chili could learn to read and absorb other things if they wer having fun a the characters drive vehicles often made in unlike shapes such As toothpaste tubes carrots eggs am loaves of bread. She said they and their son Richard jr., moved t Switzerland in 1968 so they could be closer to its so slopes but they have returned to Nantucket mass each summer for vacation. The younger Scarry also writes and illustrates Chil Drens books under the name Huck Scarry using the nickname his father gave him at birth because he re minded him of Huckleberry finn. A
