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Show Nghi is proof of program's success One sixth-grade student at Meadowbrook Elementary in Bountiful Boun-tiful has made remarkable achievements achiev-ements with the help of an alternative alter-native education program. Nghi Man Lu, a 12-year-old bom in Vietnam, is assisted by a program for the hearing impaired under June Rideout, a hearing specialist with the Davis County School District. "Nghi is an incredible child just incredible Rideout said. "She's quite amazing. Nghi has experienced severe to profound hearing loss in both ears. To compensate for this loss, she wears hearing aids in both ears, and she and her teachers wear a sound enhancement system. Apparently, these systems and the alternative education programs work. Despite her hearing loss, Nghi has earned straight A's since entering Meadowbrook in second grade, and advanced to compete in the Davis District spelling bee. Nghi even tutors "severely handicapped' han-dicapped' students as part of another an-other alternative program, "Buddy and Tutor. Nghi also has attended Mandarin school one day a week for the past six years, and has learned to read, write, and speak Mandarin as well as English. Cantonese, her first language, lan-guage, is spoken in her home. "The amazing thing about Nghi is that she knows three languages, and she gets all A's," Rideout said. "Learning our language is enough for most kids. ' ' Nghi also was elected vice president presi-dent of her sixth-grade class, and plays soccer with the south Davis Soccer Association in addition to her other activities. She hopes to become a physician. Rideout praised the alternative program that has helped Nghi. "It's really a team thing. The family, the community, the school they're just so loving. And that's not an exaggeration. exag-geration. Not sounding corny or anything, but it is a team effort, and I'm proud of the work we do.' t 4 t 1 to- v x 1 r , 1 Regular education students work with special education students at Meadowbrook Elementary in a co-learning art project. Teacher Doris Krensky and her aide Chart Horton teach 16 han- ' dicapped children at the school. |