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Show cone '7 TV GUIDE 10, 197S JULY THURSDAY, PAUL HARVEY FEATURES CLASSIFIEDS along the bear river SUPPLEMENT TO THE pfakSmg asp 6y fatten PRESTON CITIZEN, CACHE NEWS EXAMINER, CITIZEN, GRACE CITIZEN AND THE LEADER GARLAND C' 1 , TIMES Ac(ah44m. V.v JORGE VAZQUEZ, DIRECTOR OF THE PROGRAM, SHOWS SOME OF THE MATERIALS USED TO TEACH MIGRANT WORKERS AGE A fringe benefit to area farmers and their hired help, the Utah Migrant Council has set up a program, similar to Head Start, to educate migrant worker's children. From nine o'clock in the morning until four o'clock in the afternoon children attend language development classes, play, relax and eat nutritional meals and snacks at Sky. View High School Jorge Vazquez, director of the program majors in psychology and special education at USU. Coming from Bolivia, South America three years ago, Jorge was hired by the Utah Migrant Council and classes began three weeks ago. At present 19 children between the ages of 6 months and five years are under the supervision and care of three staff members, two assistant teachers, and two infant care aids. New students enter the program almost continually once their parents hear of its availability. The federally funded program enables migrants to send their children to this day. care center to -- make them aware of the English language before they start public school. They tejach different programs for each child depending on age and awareness. Using various language kits courses are mostly taught. Records with sound discriminations and recordings of sounds along with visua AND LANQUAGE DIFFERENT COURSES DEPENDING ON AWARENESS Like the Head Start program, children between the ages of two and five are prepared for kindergarten with a large emphasis on the helps enables the children to have fun while they are learning the essentials of the language. Those eligible for the free program include mobile migrants, seasonal farm workers and those local citizens with a low income. If any of the above eligi-bile- s have lived in the area for more than five years they do not quality for the program. There are also income allowances considered. A file is kept on each child with medical and dental services provided. Nurses come into the school three times a week to check the children. Health care is highly encouraged and each child is made more aware of his own needs by these visits. English language. Since most of these migrants only speak their native language in the home these classes will help the child to better understand an English speaking community- - - mm Hiil A bus covers all of Cache County and parts of southern Idaho picking up children whose parents would like them to take advantage of this free program. Since the classes are federally funded no charge is requred but Vazques feels it is a fringe benefit for those farmers who employ the migrant workers. VAZQUEZ TAKES A GREAT INTEREST IN EACH INDIVIDUAL CHILD AT THE SCHOOL AND PLANS A DIFFERENT PROGRAM FOR ALMOST EACH GROUP n . Real Estate Course Offered i J S3T - v , A m ) A course in "Real Estate Principles and Practices for Salesmen" is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m., Tuesday, July 15. This is a basic course in real estate and is required of all salesmen prior to sitting for the Utah State licensing examination. : Classification of property rights, contracts, (VI fCS I v. ONE OF THE AIDES IN THE MIGRANT WORKERS SCHOOL BEGINS TEACHING HER YOUNG -- A 'i sfJhr1 CHARGES WITH THE HELP OF KC0R0S . deeds, mortgages, home ownership, advertising, selling, real estate forms and so forth is covered in the course. It is also recommended for investors, salesmen ana brokers as it is the first course in real estate. The class begins July 15, 16, 17, and 18 from 6 to 10 p.m. and runs through July 22,23,25 from 6 to 10 p.m. On Saturday, July 19, the class is scheduled from 9 to 12 noon. Schedule may change to meet participants demands. The purpose of the class is to ready salesmen for summer selling. Dr. Calvin D. Low, assistant Dean of the College of Business at Utah State University will prepare the students so that they can be ready for the state exam set for August 12. This course is also a prerequisite for those who want to attain their brokers licvnse. . Interested parties may Ext. telephone for more information garding the course. 752-410- 7377 re- |