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Show DAILY WERALD Reporters Continued from C1 Bernstein while they were still working on their book by the same name.It was even Redford’s ideatotell the story from’the journalists’ perspective —-whichthe reporters quickly adopted, refashioning their book to focus more on their experience. “Nixon hadalready resigned andtheheld opinion(in Hollywood) was ‘No onecares. No one wantsto hear about this,’ " Redford says. “And I said,‘No,it's not about Nixon. It's about something else.It’s aboutinvestigative journalism and hard work.’ ” Soon,director Alan Pakula (“The Parallax View”) and Hoffman signed on, as did Jason Robards, who won an Oscarforhis legendary, “Woodstein!”-shouting performanceasPosteditor-in-chief BenBradlee. Redford and Hoffmanspent weeksresearchingtheir roles, hanging out with Post reporters at work. Extreme lengths were takenforrealism,including building a replica of the paper's newsroom — and even livering it with real Post paper trash. “Accuracy was the big, big objective in making the film,” Redford says. “We had to be accurate, otherwise we would fall under that perception that Hollywood was mess- ing around with very vital event.” Redford and Hoffman learned eachother's lines in many scenes so thattheir fo interviews would . Their interplay isotil remarkable, like when is Bernstein does a doubletake after Woodward mentions that he’s a Republican. While the reporters’ book — whichthe screenplay was based on — covered in great detail most of the interviews with sources, one was deliberately kept vague; Deep Throat. Thoughthere was no personal description, Redford and company knew they didn’t want to rl him asa “mustachetwirl Hal Holbrook, who plays the informant, was essentially the face of Deep Throat for 29 years. His dark, smokey figure in a trenchcoat urging Woodwardto “follow the money” in a car garage basement will likely remain the enduring imageofFelt, too. Moreimportantthan the unmaskingof Deep Throat, Redfordsays,are the similarities of Nixon's cover-upto the secretive natureof the current Bush administration. ‘Watergate,he says, “is happening everyday.It’s pretty transparent;it’s not something you haveto reach for-or exaggerate. You can go right down the list ... of things like Watergate happeningalmost on a regular basis with this particu: administration.” Today’sinstarit news sche the wealthnet tion, says, prévéhit | a scandal | like Watergate from keeping the ht. “I'm sufe you can have, an event like that Redford says. we rene, Where: Ave., Provo eo there wag no cable, D When:Story Time - dial phones, there was ho a.m. for 3- to Syear-olds; Toddler Time every | Tuesday through Thursday || at 10:10 and 11:10for | 2-year-olds andtheir: parents; Spanish Story Timesalso every Monday from:7-7:30 p.m. and Friday from 10:30-11 a.m. » Cost: Free _——— Nycole Larsen, a storyteller for the Provo City Library, reads a book abouthats to a group of children, Tuesday morning. MATT SMITH Daily Herald Liter‘a 7 Continuedfrom C1 shouldbe all the time.” Liz Palika, author of “The CompleteIdiot's Guide to Dog Tricks”(Alpha,$14.95), says weaving,or high-speed zig-zagging througha line of upright poles. is one of the most popularlessonsin her trick-training classes. “People see that on Animal Planet, andit looks so cool whenthe dog goeszip, zip, zip through.” Whether yourgoal is a simple “roll over” or an choreographedskit, here are sometips to keep in mind: » Build a foundation. “Your dog has to have a good grasp of basic commands because most tricksstart with ‘sit’ or ‘stand’ or ‘watch me.’ ”Palika says, adding that ownersoften overlook teaching “stand,” in which a dog. well, stands in place. » Accentuatethepositive. The popularityof positive techniques suchas clicker training is a boonfor trick-+raining. “You can't make a dog playbow,”Bielakiewicz reminds. Instead, owners reward behaviors they want, which in turn increasestheir frequency. And be readyto capitalize on serendipity. DHave patience. Some dogs are going to learn more quickly than others, and those that havetrouble concentrating need shortertraining sessions. Rememberthatlike people, dogsareright- andleft-handed, so they tendto favor oneside over another. Even oncea dogis welltrained,his i will resurface. Leroy, a seasoned Letterman alum,“tends tobe abit of a ham,” Hanula says. “Once hehearspeoplelaughor clap, _he's like, ‘Thanks for the ride, mom,’ and keepsrepeating the trick he just did.” D Don't be a species-ist. “Cats are smart creatures that learn tricksjust fine, and they'll workfor food,” says veterinarian E'Lise Christensen,a resident at the Animal Behavior Clinic at Cornell University J eeenea eee eee i t h e S a Vv V . " s ; ; Hospital for Animals in Ithaca, N.Y.“They just workata different pace than dogs — after’ twoorthree minutes, they're donefor a while.” Christensen has taught her catto sit, spin and shake, which was the toughest. “Offering a foot to hold or touchis not a normal behaviorfora cat,” she says. But thankstoall the tricktraining, “he actually purrs whenI clip his nails.” » Be careful what you wish for. Palika refuses to teach tail-chasing in herclasses because “there are waytoo rhany logs out an For many herding dogs andterriers, as well as breeds predisposed to neurotictailchasing,such as bullterriers, “it can become addictive, and getting them tostop can be very difficult.” Laser-light toys are another. no-ho. “Some dogs then begin to look for anything that’s shiny,” Palika explains, “from theglint of the sun off the crystal on your watchor the wind chimes outside.” | | | | | e if memes : Pinching Penniesfor Your Pantry! YEE a . ae oe Walgreens Good through 2/25 eeee SHR MIS STON LOOSE RSTRRC gow! a knowledgeofletters and sounds, and developing the oe narrative and vocabulary ski ee can also view the techniquestheylearnatclass during Story Time and Toddler Timeeach week, during which trained storytellers readto children using the basic emergent _literacy skills. Nelson and Morris discovered that for parents who are taught theseskills atthe library, there is an increase in the amount oftimetheir child reads, the amountof time the parent talks tothe child, andthe number of library visits for the child. “There are simple waysthat parents can hélp their children be moresuccessful in school,” Morris said.“If they come to theclass, they will not only know whatthey are, but they will also be given examples of how they can incorporate those examples at home. They have so many opportunities where they can increasetheir child’s brain power.” rytellershelp get the children excited about reading by prac__ticing sounds, teaching about letters and words and asking openended questions that help them dismal statistics about reading, Gene Nelson and Carla Mortis of the ProvoCity Library an researching ways tohelp children feel more comfortable with reading before they begin school and waysto teach parents ey skills {heycanuse to benefit their cl “If a child cannot tesa itnot only affects them academically, but socially as well,” said Morris, the library’s children’s services manager. With Nelson,thelibrary's director, she discovered that parents who are taught literacy skills in a library setting can makeconcretedifferences in their child's reading development. As result, the Provo City Library becameoneof the first libraries across the country to elop an emergentliteracy Program, lelson and Morris havesince traveled with representatives from the Salt Lake County, Salt ity and Utah Statelibraries to spread the wordof the program to otherlibraries inthe state. Throughan hourlong,singleain class offered at the rary, parents can learnemergent literacy skills and help get ‘ir child ready to read. The class teaches the parents what JoAnn Garlock,one of several storytellers at the Provo City Library, said she has noticed significant differencein the children who fave been taught —_using emergentliteracy techniquesat Story Time. WhenStory Timebegan last September,there were several process stories in their minds all of which are techniques of emergent literacy. “Reading is aefoundation of. everything,” Garlock said. “If there's one thing you oe your child to do, it is read and read well.” In addition to these changes, the storytellers havealso noticed a significantdifferencein the behaviorof the children who have cometo Story Time. Nycole Larsen, anotherstoryteller for the library, said she has seen children, who previously could not sit through the full 30-minute session, actually learn to participate and enjoy the entire session after a few months. Likewise, the children _learnsocial skills and how to. listento their teachers. Because ofall of these benefits, getting involved with the program has becomea choice that parentslike Smith say they will never regret. Sinceshe started learning about emergentliteracy, Smith said she has recognized that helping a child get ready to read is something parents can'tdoall by themselves. A child's success. in reading can be improved by the help of three groups: the parents, the schoolandthe library. “As a mother,I take whatever _helpthatI’m offered that will learn about both reading and writing during the years before they actually learn to perform the tasks. This includes getting the childinterested in and aware of books,helping the child gain the alphabet. But after coming for several weeks,the children began to recognizeletters and words and sing the alphabet song. During atypical session with the 3- to 5-year-olds,the sto- a thankstothe help of the library, Keisa and her younger sister, Eagan, have grown to love reading so muchthat they _can't get enoughofit — just like their mom. chilren and younger can Ac Se cy from C1 To lowerthese and other oe ShO : every Tuesday through Thursday at 10 and 11 there was no erization of our ae And so one , eventlike this — one scandal — could commafid that kind of attention.” Redford, who récently finished shepherding another year of his Sundance Film Festival,is still busy. He's éurrently involved in several movies in developmént: “Aloft,” about the tracking ofa peregrine falcon; ah adaptation of Bill Bryson’s “A Walk in the Woods’; anda film about the relationship of Jackie Robinson and Brooklyn Dodgers general manager Branch Rickey. He's also connected with a script near completion adapted from Neil Gordon’s novel about'60s radicals wholived underground for decades to eludepolice, only to realize in the ‘90s that the principles they ‘had fought for were no longer relevant. 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