Learn to Read

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Learn To Read is an adult educational TV series that consists of 30 programs, hosted by entrepreneur and literacy advocate Wally Amos. Co-instructors include Doris Biscoe (who was an anchorwoman for WXYZ-TV in Detroit, Michigan) and Charlotte Scot. Bruce Jenner guest-starred on the first episode. This was based on 27 million Americans having almost no reading skills. On Friday, there is a review of the week. The final program reviews the entire series.

In every episode a "Getting Along" segment is used, instructing Sylvia Glover and Jim Johnson.

Aside, there was Les the Letter Man and Nancy the Word Woman. Finally, there was Billy Green, referred as the "Book Guy", telling viewers to get their workbook.

Originally produced by WXYZ-TV (as based on the Michigan Method), the show was produced in 1987 by Kentucky Educational Television in association with the E.W. Scripps Company (formerly Scripps-Howard) (owner of WXYZ-TV), and was funded in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

[edit] Episode Status

While episodes originally consist of a 6-week daily course, WNET still airs this program in the same 6-week daily course.

[edit] Cast

• Wally Amos - Host
• Doris Biscoe - Co-Instructor
• Charlotte Scot - Co-Instructor
• Sylvia Glover - Herself, in some Getting Along segments
• Jim Johnson - Himself, in some Getting Along segments