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Page 2— Wednesday, March 30, 2022, The True Citizen
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The COVID-19 pandemic
left children behind in their
learning.
According to Washington
D .C .-based Brookings Institu
tion, the effects of the pandem
ic on academic achievement
are staggering. The vims left
low-poverty and high-poverty
elementary schools with se
vere staff shortages, absentee
ism, lost instmctional time and
mental health challenges. Test-
score gaps for those students,
increased by as much as 20%
in math and 15% in reading,
the institution says.
Declined math and reading
scores indicate that COVID-19
more significantly affected
students than other large-scale
school disruptions, such as
Hurricane Katrina.
“These numbers are alarm
ing and potentially demoral
izing, especially given the
heroic efforts of students to
learn and educators to teach
in incredibly trying times,”
reads a March 3 blog post on
the institution’s website, the
Brown Center Chalkboard.
“School districts and states
are currently making impor
tant decisions about which
interventions and strategies
to implement to mitigate the
learning declines during the
last two years.”
Locally, Burke County Pub
lic Schools is promoting EN
GAGE Georgia, a free program
that provides students with an
extra layer of academic sup
port this school year. The state
has partnered with Graduation
Alliance with a mission of
boosting school engagement
for K-12 students and their
families.
When a student chooses to
participate in the program, they
are assigned an Academic Suc
cess Coach who will answer
questions, connect them with
resources, and develop a plan
to help them stay on track and
engaged with their schooling.
Coaches aim to motivate stu
dents, offer them organization
and study tips, guide them
toward educational resources
and social-emotional referrals
and provide them with techni
cal support.
There is another local solu
tion for parents who are wor
ried about their child’s academ
ic performance, as well. Mar
tha Chalker opened Learning
Enhancement Centers years be
fore the pandemic hit. Passion
ate about the proven approach
to achieving scientifically mea
surable improvements in brain
performance, she became a
certified instructor in both
Master the Code (MTC) and
Processing and Cognitive En
hancement (PACE) in 2004.
Social distancing requirements
caused her to take a long break.
However, prior students have
reached out to her recently,
prompting her to begin tak
ing on students again in her
Waynesboro office. There is
a cost associated with the 16-
week program, but payment
plans are available.
Chalker offers an “intense”
program with “crazy” results,
she said. She meets with stu
dents one-on-one, 90 min
utes per day, twice a week.
PACE focuses on training
and strengthening the brain’s
core cognitive skills, making
it easier to think, read, learn
and remember by developing
auditory processing, compre
hension, logic and reasoning,
planning and processing speed.
MTC is designed to integrate
with and build upon the PACE
cognitive skills enhancement
program. MTC begins with
blending, segmenting and
sound analysis. Students are
trained to segment words into
isolated units of sound and then
to blend them into words.
Chalker is excited about the
results she has witnessed, in
cluding children who advance
three to five years in their aca
demic skills across the board.
Currently, she has room for up
to four more students. More
information about the Learn
ing Enhancement Center can
be obtained by calling her at
706-564-4458.
More information about EN
GAGE Georgia can be found at
graduationalliance .com
The Brookings Institution is
a nonprofit public policy orga
nization whose mission is to
conduct in-depth research that
leads to new ideas for solving
problems facing society at the
local, national and global lev
els. The Brown Center Chalk
board can be found at www.
brookings.edu/blog/brown-
center-chalkboard.
Boss Hog
Continued from front
ness of individuals and busi
nesses to sponsor the event.
“What could be challenges
for some events have not been
challenges for us,” Nan said.
“We are very fortunate.”
Lindsey said even when
problems arise, someone steps
up to the plate to help resolve
it immediately.
This year, thrill seekers will
be excited to know that the
May 13 and 14 event will
feature more amusement rides
included in the entry fee.
“We will have 10 total this
year,” Nan said as Lindsey
added, “You ride as many times
as you want for free.”
Attendance at last year’s
event was “huge”, setting the
standard even higher for this
year. Also, this year Waynes
boro Chrysler-Jeep is spon
soring the slide, typically the
festival’s most popular ride, for
the first time.
The People’s Choice com
petition has also increased in
size. This is the first year the
event will include 31 different
barbecue samples for the same
$10 ticket.
“More barbecue, same
price,” Lindsey said.
Every year the music tal
ent changes. Due to higher
revenue produced from last
year’s event, planners were
able to hire a more well-known
performer. American country
music singer Drake White
D.O.O.R. Co-chairs Nan Palmer Lynch and Lindsey Beazley
Keller.
will perform on Friday, giving
listeners the chance to experi
ence the soul and rhythm of his
Appalachian upbringing.
“He’s pretty huge,” Lindsey
said. “He already has a record
deal. He just released an album
this month.”
Saturday night will feature
a live guitar pull with Jason
White and Brent Stephens.
Hwy 49 will also feature Burke
County native Nathan Mull
ing. The Wimberly House is
handling “Honkey Tonkin Fun
for Kids” for the first time this
year on Saturday, including the
potato sack race and a scaven
ger hunt.
The family-oriented event
once again promises a fun-
filled weekend for a reasonable
price.
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Pandemic increases
the need for tutoring
St. Michael's Episcopal Annual
Wayrte&boro, Georgia (White Church By The Park)
Is your child struggling
If your child has fallen behind in school over the pest Iwa years, there may be a ivay for hint
or her Id get a fresh starl with the PACE program.
PACE, a one-on-one brain-training program, can help re-i grille the desire to learn in any
child who may have suffered because of the effect the COVID pandemic had on the public and
private schools throughout the world.
Distance learning and contusing schedules, though certainty necessary to prelect students,
teachers and si aft members, may have taken a toll on your child's education progress.
A consultation can tell you if the PACE Program can help your child regain the drive and self
confidence to succeed and excel in school.
PACE can identify & successfully treat learning problems that
are often reflected in the following behaviors:
1/ Is unable to sit slltl; can't stay on task for arty l&nglti of lima; is easily dislracled;
avoids work that seems complicated.
1/ Has difficulty comprehending and remember-iq; has proclsms sounding oul
words; does written work very slowly; often fails 10 complete tasks.
if Has difficulty copying material; constantly looks up $ down; often needs instruc
tions repealed.
if Ha$ Iroublsj reading & Spelling; makes reversals - for example: confusing 1he
words 'was' and "saw 1 or the letters “b" and "d”.
if Is disorganised frustrated when studying; makes frequenl, “careless’ errors.
PACE may be the answer you seek!
Learning Enhancement Center
Office located inside The True Citizen Building
Call Martha Chalker at 706-564-4458
PACE
Develops:
✓ Attention
✓ Comprehension
✓ Memory
✓ Processing Speed
✓ Logic & Reasoning
✓ Planning
✓ Visual Processing
✓ Auditory Processing
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