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thursday, march 4,2004
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The Language Acquisition Preschool in Haworth Hall helps not only typically-developing children, but also children with speech and language impairments and those who speak English as a second language.
Should the feedback from Virginia be good, preschools nationwide could adopt the University's curriculum, said Betty Bunce, director of LAP. Bunce is also involved in research programming at the University of Virginia.
By Rupal Gor
rgor@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Bunce's data shows that all the children, even children with typical English language skills, increased standardized points in learning from the time they
A University of Kansas preschool with an emphasis on language development also will be tested by the University of Virginia in seven Head Start facilities.
Preschoolers learn language at University
Teaching children how to speak
"By the time some children leave the program they need very limited services, or none at all," she said.
Jan Patrick, Lawrence resident, put her son Colin Bradt, age 3, in the preschool after her older son Roscoe Bradt, age 6, had attended. Both children have typical English language skills, and the boys benefited from being around children with different speech skill levels by learning not to compare themselves to others who are different, Patrick said.
The program began in 1985 at the University when a grant was awarded to Mabel Rice, distinguished professor in speech and language pathology, said Kim Wilcox, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The program is still excelling in its 19th year, Bunce said.
Madelyn Johnson, 3-and-a-half-years-old, glued Cheerios to her bear poster in preschool at Haworth Hall yesterday. The program is geared to help children learn the English language.
as much as possible and stay focused on the project.
Thirty-six children are enrolled, half in the morning and half in the afternoon. The children are divided evenly — one-third with speech or language impairments, one-third with ESL and one-third with typical development.
entered LAP to the time they left.
"The design was to provide typical programming with a special emphasis on language," she said.
The LAP staff focuses on child-to-child interaction. A child with typical English language skills may speak with a child with speech impairments, and they both learn.
Juliana Hill, age 4, is enrolled to help develop her speech skills.
rich helps children like Hill during activities such as dramatic play. In dramatic play, a scene is set up for the children to interact while learning vocabulary.
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Hill's confidence has improved, and it's through her progress in speaking skills, said
her mother. Mary O'Connell.
This week's dramatic play has an animal theme. Each day the staff sets up a different scene associated with animals. By doing so, children maintain some of the same language throughout the week while learning more in each setting.
- Edited by Donovan Atkinson
HELL: Caffeine and antics help architectural engineering student
Sometimes Breuer takes naps in the studio so there will be someone around to wake him up. He once fell asleep while in the process of setting the alarm on his phone.
Brian Classen, St. Louis sophomore, is one of Breuer's studios. He said that while Breuer probably spent more time than anyone else he knew in studio, he wasn't that far from the norm.
Breuer's roommate, Jason Huenefeld, said he didn't know the full extent of Breuer's hours until he began living with him. The Montgomery City, Mo., sophomore, said he has seen Breuer fall asleep in random places in their
"There's not enough coffee in the world for me."
Jason Huenefeld
Montgomery City, Mo., sophomore
apartment after working long hours in studio. He once came home and found Breuer face down at his desk with his coat on, asleep at the keyboard. Huenefeld, a fine arts major, said he would never be able to work the hours Breuer did.
"There's not enough coffee in the world for me," Huenefeld said.
Breuer, who calls himself a bit of perfectionist, has tried to stay laid back about studio hell weeks. Before college he had
received two Bs in his life: one in third-grade gym and the other in senior-year calculus. He was used to pulling all-nighters in high school because he was involved in a valedictorian race.
He is accustomed to the hard work required for studio and enios it.
"If I didn't love what I was doing, I wouldn't put myself through this," he said.
Even though Breuer is used to long hours and no sleep, he said he still needs a stress reliever in studio once in a while. Breuer and his studimates have resorted to kicking walls. They've also destroyed old projects to release aggression.
— under a controlled environment of course."
"We'd throw them, stomp on them, set them on fire," he said. "We had a good time with them.
Breuer often takes it upon himself to keep everyone in the studio awake by entertaining his studiomates, such as Classen.
"When you're up that late, something funny keeps you awake," Classen said. "It's a break from the drudgery."
Breuer said studio antics were a way to make the long hours and hard work more enjoyable. The most memorable moments include chugging a bottle of maple syrup and setting his pants on fire.
"I wasn't all there," Breuer said. "I hadn't slept for a couple days straight, and I think working with super glue fumes might have contributed too."
—Edited by Robert Perkins
KERRY: Primary victories are no guarantee of nomination
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"I think he's really intelligent, and he seems quick on his feet," Neil Wieland, Morrowville junior, said.
That could pose a problem for Bush, especially in debates, Wieland said.
The nomination isn't official and
Though the primaries and caucuses before the convention might not affect the presidential nominee, they still have value for the state political parties.
won't be until the Democratic National Convention this summer.
"I think having a caucus may be more important than having a primary at this point," Haider-
Markel said. "It gives parties a chance to meet, find delegates to send to the national convention and define the state platform."
The Kansas Democratic Party will begin gathering a week before the caucus to pian and unite. Gen. Wesley Clark will speak as a surrogate for John Kerry at an event known as the
Ad Astra Dinner at 8 p.m. March 5 at the downtown Topeka Ramada Inn.
The Kansas caucus is Saturday, March 13, and there will be a polling location open from noon to 2 p.m. at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, 325 Maine St.
—Edited by Donovan Atkinson
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