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Functional illiteracy, the inability to read above a Grade 5 level, is a condition that is shared by five million Canadians, 6,000 in the Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo area (an additional one million Canadians are totally illiterate) and one that. the Literary Council of Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo hopes to alleviate with its "Each oneâ€" Teach one" program. The Each oneâ€"Teach one program, now in its third year, was developed by Bonnie Scharfe, the council‘s first chairâ€" man and is designed to assist those who are illiterate, who want to learn to read The Literacy Council of Kitchenerâ€"Waâ€" terloo is a voluntary nonâ€"profit organizaâ€" tion dedicated to providing free instrucâ€" tion in basic English reading and writing to nonâ€"literate people in Kitchenerâ€"Waâ€" terloo. Pat Arbuckle Chronicle Staff To be functionally illiterate is to be unable to read the newspaper, the label on a soup can or the directions on many road signs. 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You may never want to come home o FRESH MEATS â€"SPECIALIZINGâ€" EUROPEANâ€".& CANADJAN CGOURMET FOODS FREEZER ORDERS ‘Each oneâ€"Teach one‘ program invaluable aid to nonâ€"literates MANY INSTORE SPECIALS CUT TO YOUR CHOICE Anaw* 104 King St. S. ./ SHOPPER‘S PARADISE i nouditch 806â€"3320 2 From the desk ofâ€" Isabelia Grayson TALK but would be reluctant to come to a school for help. Each of the program‘s 70 volunteers are matched up with a student, and as its motto implies each one teaches one. The causes for illiteracy are innuâ€" merous, said Wright. Some people who never learned to read lived in remote areas and had no access to a school. Others moved frequently or because of illness never managed to pick up the basic reading skills. The reasons may vary but most illiterate people have experienced similar consequences: limâ€" ited employment opportunities, a poor selfâ€"image and fear of discovery. "It gives them the confidentiality that is vitally important," explained Terry Wright, the council‘s current chairman. "It gives them a chance to get started, build a little confidence. Then they can move into a classroom." The Each oneâ€"Teach one program is designed to bring the student up to a grade six reading level, explained @KEenwoon: e â€"EASY PRECISION TUNING e â€" LED TUNING POINT INDICATOR e 5 LED SIGNAL STRENGTH METER AND IT‘S ONLY HOW MUCH WOULD YOU EXPECT TO PAY FOR A QUALITY TUNER? COMPLETE CAR STEREO PACKAGE <â€" ORCIKO) + BAND BOOSTER/EQ 10 WATTS RNS «x9 TRYVNOX a SPEAKER SYSTEM KT 33 AMâ€"FM STEREO TUNER KING AT VICTORIA IN KITCHENER‘S WEST END 445 KING ST. W. NER 576â€"8770 d {1}He COMPLETE PACKAGE After completing the program, the student is encouraged to further improve his reading skills to a high school level through independent study by reading supplementary materials such as library books, magazines, newspapers or even games and puzzles. When he has attained a high school reading level, the student can enrol in academic upgrading courses. These are currently offered daily at Bluevale collegiate in Waterloo as part of the Operation Open Door program or in Sharon Smith, viceâ€"chairman of the literacy council. Student and tutor meet for two to four hours at least once a week and work through the detailed program together. Care is taken, said Smith, to match students and tutors who live close to one another and who share similar working schedules so that meeting times can be easily arranged. _ ""Of course, the students plained Smith. [Z1 LUXMAN * 59g9° ANOTHER QUALITY 3 HEAD CASSETTE DECK FROM LUX FEATURING «*DUO BETA CIRCUITRY FOR ULTIMATE FIDELITY SOUND REPRODUCTION Kâ€"120 CASSETTE DECK the ultimate goal is to get into a high school," ex =!) M | sua1, | ts (1 f*¢x : : | WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1983 â€" PAGE +1 ITS A VALUE! 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For further information regarding the Each oneâ€"Teach one tutoring program either to arrange instruction or to volunteer as a tutor call 745â€"4971. **You are given a manual that explains everything. The lesson preparation is all done for you and all the student materiâ€" als are all laid out," she added. various night school courses offered in MON-'FRIQ "’ SATURDAY 9â€"6 PLENTY OF FREE PARKING > ONLY