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I 106 As a result of the diagnosis the remedial teacher is able to select the areas in which,the individual child needs to have additional experiences. These experiences can be selected to meet the needs of the individual child. I' i Effective remedial instruction often provides the pupils with drills in specific skills that are necessary for ach_ieve- n ent in subject matter weakness. „ i As a rule, children who need this help are assigned to-her for one subject for the skill area that needs strengthening. Some remedial instruction takes place within the classroom. There must be constant evaluation of the child's progress. r We feel that there must be constant communication between g, the .remedial teacher and the regular classroom teacher for appropriate follow-up instruction. Some remedial work involves immaturity, emotional or a i T social instability requiring different techniques for treat- ment. Ca Another specialist is our speech therapist, Mrs. Kathleen McGonagle. Mrs. McGonagle is a graduate of Leslie College and has done work with children in Boston hospitals. .She spends two days each week working with boys and girls who need a program of speech correction. Mrs. McGonagle spends some time screening pupils, ob- taining information about the students with whom she is working, obtaining results of hearing tests and history of r each child's speech and physical development. I, t; From time to time through in-service programs, she will help teachers gain insight into signs of speech defects in ' children. David A. Velesig was added to our staff in September 1970, our first full time physical education instructor. A grad- }' uateof the University of Louisville, he brought to this school a physical education program that has become an integral ^I part of our curriculum. Mr. Velesig has very little space in which to work, es- pecially in foul weather, but he spends nearly two hours each Ai week with each grade developing: 1. Health habits to provide ways and means for whole- some living. 2. Physical abilities through a wide rich program of ac- tivities that demand neuro-muscular skills.