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Horizon kindergarten teacher Lindsey Romero helps Josue Godinez pour sugar

w hile making applesauce as part of the extended -day kindergarten program.

During the exercise they talk ab out the concepts of more and less.

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o u r m o r n i n g , a f t e r n o o n , a n d t i

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e x c i t i n g p a c e s s u r r o u n d i n g u s .

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Local low vision doctor helps those with vision

impairment to keep reading and driving

B y E l en a L o mb ar d i

Freelance Writer

Just because you have macular degen-

eration (or other vision-limiting conditions)

doesn't always mean you must give up driv-

ing or reading.

Ever look t hrough a pair of field glasses

or b inoculars? Things look bigger and closer,and much easier to see. A Utah optometrist,

Dr. Jared L. Cooper and a California Opto m-

etrist Dr. Richard J. Shuldiner are using m inia-turized binoculars or telescopes to help people

who have lost vision from macular degenera-

tion or oth er eye conditions.

"Some of my patients consider me the

last stop for people who have vision loss,"

Said Dr. Cooper, a low vision optometrist

who limits his practice to visually impaired

patients in his offices throughout the state of

Utah. "People don't know that there are doc-tors who are very experienced in low vision

care, many of my patients have been told that

there is nothing else that can be done to im-

prove their vision, fortunately this is usually

not th e case."

Macular Degeneration is the most com-

mon eye disease amongst the senior popula-

tion. As many as 25% of those over 65 have

some degree of degeneration. The macula is

one sm all part of the entire retina, but it is the

most sensitive and gives us sharp images.

When it degenerates, macular degen-

eration leaves a blind spot right in the center

of vision making it impossible to recognize

faces, read a book, or pass the drivers vision

test.

The experts do not know what causes

macular degeneration. But major factors in-

clude UV light from the sun, sm oking, aging,and improper nutrition.

Nine out of ten people who have macu-

lar degeneration have the dry type. There is

no medical treatment except for vitamins.

The wet type is more aggressive and results

in more dramatic vision loss. It involves leakyblood vessels that can sometimes be treated

with injections o f avastin or lucentis. Unfortu-

nately, it's a temporary fix since other leaks

usually occur. Neither type can be reversed o rcured.

"My job is to figure out everything and

anything possible to keep a person function-

ing." said D r. Coo per. "Even if it's driving."A patient of Dr . Richard Shuldiner, Hank

Frese, 69, a former High School Principal

from La Palma, California approached the

Low Vision Clinic in California last August,

"I could not read the street signs soon enough

when driving, and I couldn't read my morning

paper."

He was fit with bioptic telescope glass-

es. "Thrilling," says Hank, "to be able to see

things far away again. Even the television is

so much better now." He was also provided

with a Clear Image Microscope glasses for

reading the newspaper.

"Telescopic glasses usually cost over

$2000," says Dr. Cooper, "especially if we

fabricate them with an automatic sunglass."Not all low vision devices are that ex-

pensive. Reading glasses start at $500 and

hand magnifiers under $100. Every case is

different because peo ple have different levelsof vision and different desires.

Call D r. Cooper fo r a free telephon e in-terview: 800-451-2015 Or visit Dr. Cooperon the Internet at the following address:

www.coopereyecare-utah.com

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N ovem be r 10, 2010 P a g e 5urray Journal

McMillan students to take part

in national science projectAll-day kindergarten extends,

expands learning opportunities

By Julie Slama

More than 100 McMillan Elementa-

ry 3rd- and 4th-grade students are taking

part in the National Citizen Science Proj-ect where they plant and observe tulips totrack the arrival of spring.

The students, in conjunction with

Thanksgiving Point in Lehi, Utah State

University's extension program and 4H,have partnered to observe and record whentheir plants emerge from the ground and

bloom. Students have been given bookletsto tr ack this one plant type, which grows in

every U.S. state, along with record ing tem-

peratures, day length and other seasonal

signs, so they will discover how differentfactors influence plant growth .

This sets the stage for better under-

standing our changing climate in Utah and

McMillan 4th-grader Emily Eborn plantsa tulip bulb as p art of the Journey N orth

national science p roject.

those in other school gardens across the

No rthern H emisphere, said Co rinne May-berry, a USU youth education coordinatorat Thanksgiving Point.

"Everyone is planting the same kind

of bulb, a Red Emperor, which is an early-

bloom ing tulip," she said. "It's a contro lled

experiment where students can record their

data online and see what is happening atother schoo ls and places across the country.I get excited watching kids connect what

they're learning in boo ks to real life."Mayberry said students will record

their own o bservations as well as their pre-

dictions. It's all part of the Journey North— a global study of wildlife migration andseasonal change. Teacher lesson plans andadditional science exp eriments are includ-ed in this free pro ject.

"They will be able to predict how tu-lips will respond to n orm al or extremes in

temperature. They'll learn what happens

after a cold snap o r week of warm weath-er and how these temperatures affect the

blooming of tulips. They also can compareit to previous years' data and learn pattern s

in weather and pro gress of spring and ask,`D oes th is tell us the climate is changing?'If so, then th ey can learn the affects on oth-

er plants and living things that depend onthem," she said.

The project begins in the classroom

with an introduction and dissection of thetulip bulb.

Eight-year-old Quinn Vandecasteele

learned about the parts o f a tulip.

"I didn't know that there's a tunic

that keeps the bulb warm underground,"

he said. "O r that the roots come up fromthe botto m of th e bulb. It will be fun to seewhen they come up in the spring."

Students planted the b ulbs in front ofCont inued p age 13 "M cMil lan Student"

By Julie Slama

Three years ago, Madison Wold en-

tered kindergarten knowing some letters

and sounds, but couldn't match colors with

their names.Madison entered the optional extend-ed-day kindergarten as one of abo ut 24 stu-

dents who needed the extra help at Ho rizonon the th ree-year program. Similar kinder-

gartners entered the pro gram at Liberty and

Parkside, the oth er two funded programs,partially from the legislature and partially

from Title I funds Murray School District

channeled to the kindergarten program,

said Asst. Supt. Steve Hirase.

"It m ade all the difference," Madison's

moth er, Nikki Wold, said. "She learned somuch in Mrs. (Lindsey) Romero's class.

She knew everything — her colors, num-

bers, reading. She just thrived and loves

school. She knew so much m ore and was

prepared to go into first grade. Kids ab-solutely need all-day kindergarten. They

need the extra time to work and learn."

Madison no w is doing well and is per-form ing grade level in H orizon 's SpanishImmersion program, her mother said.

Her kindergarten teacher credits theextended-day program with the time need-

ed to cover more curriculum.

"I taught the half-day program beforethis option," Romero said. "It's nearly

impossible to cover everything. This al-

lows more time and the mastery of skills,instead of just the introduction and general

coverage."In all three extended-day programs,

the teachers emp hasized more time for lit-eracy skills. By the end of the program,

students were reading on grade level or

above. Math mastery with num ber recog-nition and patterning also were explored.

This is the last year of the legislative

funding and the future of extended-day

kindergarten is uncertain.Cont inued p age 13 "Kindergar ten"

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