Adult reading program opens
Statistics show that 1 in 5 or 23
m illion adults in the U nited States
are unable to read. Results o f as re
cent survey in Portland report that I
in 3 high school graduates are un
able to adequately complete applica
tion form s. A n d the P o rtla n d
Community College/Cascade Cam
pus paper, the Bridge, reports S3 per
cent o f the a d u lt p o p u latio n sur
rounding the campus has poor read
ing skills.
In order to address the problem
o f illeteracy in our area, R E A D !,
the N o rth /N o rth e a s t Reading
Council o f Oregon Literacy, In c .,
has been established. Oregon Liter
acy, In c ., was organized in 1966,
with the primary objective o f teach
ing adult non-readers in Oregon and
Clark County Washington to read.
Shirley Randles, Executive Director
of Oregon Literacy, who is working
with N o rth /N o rth e a s t residents in
organizing R E A D ! explains that lit
eracy groups have been organized
throughout the state and, “ in this
area we have about 30 tutors already
teaching, with a backlog o f approxi
mately 50 non-readers awaiting tu
tors.”
Chairperson and a coordinator
for R E A D !, M aggie R aine, ex
plained that several areas o f assist
ance w ill be provided through its
council. The main area w ill be the
training o f tutors to teach the
Laubach Method to adult non-read
ers.
The Laubach M ethod was devel
oped by D r. Frank Laubach and is
based on a proven method. The tu
tor starts with the spoken words, the
known and moves to the w ritten
w o rd , the u n kn o w n , through a
series o f easy steps. A fam iliar vo
cabulary is introduced. Each word is
repeated several times and the word
is sounded out and then frequently
repeated u n til it is recognized by
sight. There is also a repetition o f
sentence patterns.
Other areas o f assistance include:
C oordination and matching o f the
non-reader with tutor; provision o f
facilities where student and tutor
have private, w eekly, one-on-one
reading sessions, m orning, a fte r
noon and evening; childcare during
lessons; continuous outreach fo r
ad u lt non-readers; ongoing o u t
reach for volunteer tutots.
Presently headquartered at the
Northeast Y W C A , one o f its major
sponsors, (126 Northeast Alberta, in
the M a llo ry A venue C h ris tia n
Church), R E A D ! will provide tutor
ing services between the hours o f
10:00 a.m . and 3:00 p.m . on Tues
day, W ednesday, and T h u rsd ay.
Other sponsors and supporters are:
The Portland U rban League, P ort
land Opportunities Industrialization
C enter (P O IC ) , the P o rtla n d O b
server, The S k an n e r, M t. O liv e t
B aptist C h u rch , M a llo r y A venue
C h ristian C h urch , Accuracy Plus
A nsw ering Service, R aine Asso
ciates, M .J . M u rd o c k C h a rita b le
Trust, and the United W ay.
A grant fro m the H e rb e rt A .
Templeton Foundation will provide
tutor training materials for all vol
unteers who make a commitment to
teach in N /N E Portland.
R E A D ! council members have
planned a reception to celebrate its
establishment for Friday, November
19, 1982, fro m 3:00 p .m . to 6:00
p.m. at 126 N .E . Alberta. The com
m unity is invited to atten d . A d d i
tionally, a campaign to gain the sup
port o f additional N orth/N ortheast
businesses and public service organi
zations will be launched at the kick
o ff reception.
R E A D ! has also scheduled its
firs t tu to r tra in in g w orksh o p fo r
January, 1983. For additional infor
mation, to volunteer your services,
or to register a non-reading adult—
contact R E A D ! on its 24-hour H o t
line: 295-3465.
Bringing «kills back to the community: Camau
Herndon, 12. and Serena Brown. 13, could have
spent Friday, a State Ineervlce For Teachers Day,
watching cartoons, playing video games, playing
in a park or just "bangin' out." Instead, the former
student of the Black Educational Canter spent an
enjoyable day assisting the teachers at the B.E.C..
which was having classes.
(Photo: Richard Brown)
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Maggie Raine, Chairperson, and Marian Jacobs. AKA. co-chair
man plan for Laubach literacy campaign.
Commissioner Jordan
•Established refugee office to as
sist refugees to become s e lf-s u ffi
cient and participate in the commu
nity.
•Obtained grant to develop Inter
state Firehouse Cultural Center.
•O rdinances to regulate adult
bookstores, movies, massage p ar
lors and amusement businesses.
Dialogue among the various seg
ments o f the com m unity is an im
portant part o f J ordan ’s mode o f
operation. “ M y door is open. M y
being here gives an access to govern
ment that d id n ’ t exist befo re. I
don’t jum p into every issue— since
people say I do not speak strongly
on enough issues. But i f I feel
strongly about something, I fig h t
for it.”
Jordan’s political plans are indef
inite at this time. He has been eyeing
the mayoral position but will seek it
only if he feels he can be o f greater
influence there. “ I ’m still thinking
about that.”
Opening
cancellation
The Grand Opening of the N /N E
Community Mental Health Center’s
A d u lt D ay H e a lth P rogram has
been postponed.
Problem s related to remodeling
have made it necessary to push the
opening date back until the first o f
1983.
F o r m ore in fo rm a tio n contact
Morgan Dickerson, 239-8871.
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