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Show Page 8 December 9, 1998 brooksinfowest.com Driving Age May Be Raised anyone riding in a car with a driver younger than 16 and nine drive with months to wear a seat belt. In suggests Imagine yourself turning 16 a practice permit for three to six 1996, 363 people in Utah died years old and not getting that one months, giving the teens more from a car accident, 70 percent of Their proposal also them were not wearing seat belts. thing you've waited your whole experience. life for,... your driver's license includes prevention of the That is why two of the other proUtah teenagers might soon from transporting anyposed bills also require that all face this same scenario in the one except immediate family passengers wear their seat belts near future. The subject of teen unless accompanied by a licensed with teenage drivers. driving will be disRep. Don Bush cussed during the of Clearfield sug"I think these kids are bright kids, 1999 Legislature. gests in his bill that Three lawmakand when they've gone through driver's ed have at ers and the Tralfic least 30 hours of have a good basic knowledge of drithey Safety Task Force are supervised driving ving and the laws of the road. I think the all planning to pass with their permit different bills that only thing they're lacking is experience." before getting their would extend the license. "The whole driver's education idea of this is to get that students' Don Bush, the kids the experiClearfield Representative received, pushing ence of driving. It's back the age stumore putting dents would receive driver, until the age of 16 and responsibility on the parents," their license. rune months. said Bush. The Transportation Interim "It takes any new driver a Bush's proposed bill would Committee suggested that the certain amount of time to learn also restrict from Legislature form a combined such a foreign concept, no matter driving late at night, between the l pmvtiMmpu if the new driver is 17 or 72," said hours of 11 p.m. and 5 a.m., until East High School senior, Aurora the age of 17, unless accompaMoore. nied by a licensed driver who is Sen. Scott Howell's proposal 21 or older. Uv would delay that glorious day for New loan Another proposal by Rep. ami l!. 4 in annuli ila e at UrtC0 party SaU m bAl i j1 Hr UiSPrtjo I Morv 16 year-old- s HUGE Crowd to three months later. Food Karsok Marda Dillree would not raise the Tw 1710 joSlvQ Spofttorod by Sfv Aims His bill would also require that age but the price. Dillree, cochairwoman in Farmington, suggests raising the price by $10. She says students are only receiving 30 to 90 minutes of supervised road time and wants to increase the time to three hours on road and three hours simulated time. Officials from one school district told Dillree it would cost Reading is a koy to success in education and in $700,000 to provide three hours life. Unfortunately, many of behind the wheel driving for felt children behind in each student. school because they do not learn to read "I think these kids are bright early and read well. kids, and when they've gone If you can road, you can help. through driver's ed. they have a basic knowledge of driving good, Your local America and the laws of the road. I think Reads program the only thing they're lacking is will match you with a child In your commusaid Bush. experience," nity, and literacy specialMany people of the commuists wiH provide you with materials, trainnity, especially teenagers, do not ing, and guidance to agree with denying teens their make your tutorfreedom to drive. It's a question ing experience of safety for teen drivers, and both rewarding and effective, other drivers as well. High school senior Sydne Record said, "If practice is required before one takes the tests, safe driving will For more information about the America A Ml RICA Reads Program contact Teri Dorchuck in be promoted." READS the Office of Financial Assistance. By Brooks Shelton brooksinfowest.com from the four proposed bills. The Traffic Safety Task Force Woodward 6th Grade Center Helps Students Learn English -- i jseTv. alv adveHture. . . Sclp a clld lea.rh.tc read (Si eccfnc a tutor! By Chelsea VanNoy Special to the Sun During what may be its last year in operation, the Woodward 6th Grade Center faces the challenge of communicating to its students in at least two major languages. English and Spanish are the predominant languages spoken by students attending Woodward. Teachers face the challenge of educating the diverse students at the same rate as other schools with enrollment of only English-speakin- g students. Because English speaking is limited in the home of multi-cultur- al learning school. is students, inhibited at Woodward has 53 students who speak either Navajo, Korean, or Spanish which is the second dominant language. Every one of the English Second Language or ESL students have been living in the United States for more than six years. This means they have only attended an English speaking school, yet their English skills -- To are lacking. So why such a struggle with English in these students' lives? Teachers have discovered the ESL students have depended on friends who know both English and At Spanish for survival. home, dad typically speaks some English, mom doesn't at all. Spanish is readily available for ESL students through television, radio and many shopping centers. The need to learn English isn't a necessity to these students. The two ESL teachers at Woodward are Lisa Shaw and Judy Rodgers. They work with the ESL students in bettering their English skills. The work expected from the ESL students is not as high as from other students because their English skills are not developed. Solutions to the sec- ondary language problem? Unpaid tutors and aids in classrooms, group work, rewards, and mostly hands-o- n experience are geared toward bettering the English skills of the 53 ESL students. check out next weeks issue of the Dixie Sun, click to our on-li- ne address at sun.ti.dixie.edu |
