From Chicago to Iowa a man learns to read for his kids
Paul Schwartz grew up in Chicago street smart and illiterate but moved to Manchester Iowa five years ago with his wife and five children. He learned to read with tutor Kirsten Michelsen at the United Methodist Church and now reads to his kids at home.
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Iowa
Manchester
Schwartz
United Methodist Church
Kirsten Michelsen
Edgewood
Michelsen
Chicago
Denmark
Exide
U.S
Reading improves Hoover's life and Bible study access
Hoover, a 43 year old Roosevelt Hotel housekeeper and mother of four born in Cedar Rapids, learned to read after leaving school in tenth grade. Her tutor notes adults’ goal orientation. She now reads aloud at home and participates in Wednesday Bible studies, seeking independence and better income.
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Hoover
Roosevelt Hotel
Cedar Rapids
Eere Hoover
Joan Walton
Walton
Reading help offered after illiteracy focus TV film
A Gazette education writer sums up how a ABC-TV movie about illiteracy moved adult learners. Four readers share struggles with reading and praise the aid from local programs Hawkeye Institute of Technology Kirkwood Community College NEC Learning Center and Dubuque Downtown Learning Center with contact numbers for free lessons.
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Kurt Rogahn
Aybe
Dennis Weaver
Weaver
Abc-Tv
Hawkeye Institute of Technology
Waterloo
Laura
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids
Elaine Mykleby
Kirkwood Learning Center
Northeast Iowa Community College
Calmar
Georgie Klevar
Dubuque
Mary Strom
Volunteers expand literacy reach in northeast Iowa
Four VISTA volunteers based in Waterloo plus Cindy Loomis at Northeast Iowa Technical Institute expand rural outreach to recruit tutors and learners for literacy and education programs. NITI reports student numbers rose from 67 in 1986-87 to 107 in 1987-88, as Loomis targets six-county areas to find tutors and extend services.
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VISTA
Karen Rasmussen
Waterloo
Cindy Loomis
Northeast Iowa Technical Institute
NITI
Calmar
Loomis
Georgie Klevar
Klevar
Nurse hopeful Wanda Keller earns GED with Bottorf help
Wanda Keller, 36, pursues GED and nursing dreams aided by Jane Bottorf a bank employee who mentors weekly at Keller's home. Keller who left school at 16 after phonics lessons and two heart failures by husband Gerald aims to finish high school start nursing and enjoy reading Stephen King works in her spare time.
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Jane Bottorf
Wanda Keller
Stephen King
Salem’s
Keller
Bottorf
King
Merchants National Bank
Cedar Rapids
Gerald
Wanda
Kellers
Kirkwood Lincoln Learning Center
Culp Overcomes Bluffing to Return to School
Cedar Rapids man employed as a metal polisher at Cherry Burrell begins literacy classes at Kirkwood after years of bluffing due to illiteracy. He describes learning as life changing and credits tutoring by George Gochenauer, a Rockwell-Collins volunteer, with boosting his self esteem.
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Culp
Cherry Burrell
Lincoln Learning Center
Cedar Rapids
George Gochenauer
Rockwell-Collins
Godenauer
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Paulette Hoover
US Project Literacy
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Oklahoma
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Susan
Diane Bottorf
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