Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-02
Training Set
For Teachers
OF Retarded

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six-Week course offered next sum.
mer by the staff of Syracuse Uni.
versity to teachers in the metro.
politan area.
At meeting of Mrs. Miriam
Tannhauser, supervisor of special
education in Montgomery County
with members of the Associations
for Help for Retarded Children in
Montgomery and Prince Georges
counties and United Cerebral
Palsy, M. c., Inc, cooperating
organizations, it was announced
that approximately IS teachers
from Montgomery, Arlington,
Prince Georges and neighboring
areas will be given this course
from July 2 to August 10 at
Montgomery's Eastern Junior
High in Silver Spring.
Syracuse, whose department of
special education is known as one
of the best in the country, was
chosen to give the course, said
Mrs. Tannhauser, after local uni
versities had been approached and
were unable to provide the per-
sonnet or facilities required.
Montgomery, where the plan
originated, is furnishing the phys
ical plant, transportation for the
children, attendants, clerical per-
sonnet and school supplies at an
approximate cost Of $4,000, $4,000
of which has been underwritten
by the Board of Education.
However it is expected that the
cooperating organizations for the
Mentally Retarded and Cerebral
Palsy, as well as PTAs, civic and
service groups will be able to sub
sidiZe this basic cost and also pro-
vide funds for scholarships for
teachers. In this case, the money
voted by the school board to I'M
derwrite the cost may be trans
ferred to scholarships.
The Prince Georges Associa-
ton for Retarded Children has
pledged $1,000 to pay one third of
the tuition fee for 20 teachers
from their county and in addition
is contributing another $1,000 to
the basic cost
The United Cerebral Palsy
group in Montgomery is pledging
the funds that it would normally
use to finance its summer day
camp depending on the success
of its annual fund drive in May.
The Wheaton Civilian Club has
given three scholarships or $3.50.
The Silver Spring Rotary Club
has turned over to the Association
for Retarded Children the money
for one scholarship and expects
to raise more shortly.
The program was formulated
by the supervisor and staff mem.
bers of the Department of Special
Education of Montgomery, Prince
Georges and Arlington counties,
members of the cooperating or
CARNATIONS and PTA members of
the Executive Committee on Ex-
ceptional Children working with
the department of special educa.
ton at Syracuse.
Theory and methods of instruc-
ton of retarded, severely re-
tarded, cerebral palsied and re-
lated problems of brain injured
children will be offered to regis
trants through demonstration
classes and workshop sessions.
Seven sections will be made up
of approximately 85 children now
enrolled in special education class
es in Montgomery County. II
was decided not to bring in chill.
dren from other areas because of
the difficulty of transportation
and also because diagnostic in
formation is already available on
the Montgomery children.
The program is available to all
teachers interested in problems
and special needs of special edu.
cation children. A teacher ac-
cepting a scholarship will be re-
quired to agree to go into this
field if needed.
1t is estimated that in addition
to the Ais children enrolled in
special education classes in this
County now, another 1000 would
be enrolled if the teachers were
provided.
A total of IS percent of the chill
uren IN the county need special
services of some kind either in
special classes or in addition to
regular classes.
Registered students will receive
total of six hours graduate or
undergraduate credit in theory
and practice teaching. Interested
persons may apply for this train.
ing to the supervisor of special
education in their respective
areas.
Mrs. Tannhauser will accept APP
plications from the Montgomery
area; applications should include
mama of school auapcy or affi1ia