A Teacher Volunteers To Lead Literacy Council Effort
Frank Clipp, a retired DuPont worker, becomes vice chairman of the new Aiken County Literacy Council after being inspired by a Columbia network program. He mentors one adult student using the Laubach method and stresses patience as basic literacy unfolds.
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Frank Clipp
Columbia
Literacy Council
Clipp
DuPont
New Aiken County
Aiken County
Mary Catherine Sullivan
Marian McCrosson
Reading volunteers teach adult literacy in Aiken County
The Aiken Standard reports on an adult literacy program where volunteers like Clipp tutor adults, including a 72 year old, in a home setting. The 10 hour course uses a phonetic method, with lessons built around six letters and words, homework, and progress tracked through skillbook one.
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Clipp
Aiken County Literacy Council Seeks More Volunteers
The Aiken County Literacy Council formed a month ago with 14 Laubach trained tutors. They match volunteer teachers to adults learning to read, backed by the Adult Education Department, and seek more volunteers as 20 students age 19 to 72 await tutors.
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Aiken County
McCrosson
Columbia
Frank C. Laubach
Philippines
Owen Clary
Physician Assistants Bring Patient Education To Forefront
Norwalk Hospital's physician assistants led by Gretchen Berkebile educate patients in plain terms about their history, medications and procedures. The unit, one of two surgical residencies for PAs in the U.S., supports doctors and aims to cut costs. Berkebile, 25, trained at Baylor and watched Dr. DeBakey, earning $13,400 as a resident with potential to rise to $22,000.
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Gretchen Berkebile
Miss Berkebile
Norwalk Hospital
Norwalk
Conn
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Houston
Michael deBakey
Ben Taub Hospital
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