Learn to Read (1987)
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 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, with either Sylvia Glover or Jim Johnson as instructors. 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. Learn to Read was produced by Kentucky Educational Television in association with WXYZ-TV, and funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The program was produced at WXYZ's studios in Southfield, Michigan, with additional production done by KET in Kentucky. The program was televised on many PBS member stations, as well as syndicated to commercial stations. The program was also seen locally on WXYZ-TV, generally weekday mornings at 5AM.
Watch Providers
Casting arrow_drop_down
Seasons
Season 1
Episodes season 1
-
1x1
Orientation
-
1x2
Consonant and short vowel sounds
-
1x3
Word families
-
1x4
Additional word families
-
1x5
Review 1
-
1x6
Syllables
-
1x7
Writing improvement
-
1x8
Words starting with qu
-
1x9
Two-syllable words
-
1x10
Review 2
-
1x11
Letter writing
-
1x12
Long vowel sounds
-
1x13
Long a sounds
-
1x14
Consonant slides
-
1x15
Review 3 and capital letters
-
1x16
Long vowel sounds made by e
-
1x17
Long i and usage of titles
-
1x18
Phrases and sentences
-
1x19
Two-vowel rule
-
1x20
Review 4 and long u sound
-
1x21
Ew words reviewed
-
1x22
Syllabication
-
1x23
Review of syllabication
-
1x24
Aw sounds
-
1x25
Review 5 and oi words
-
1x26
Reading phrases
-
1x27
Words ending with le
-
1x28
Letter-writing
-
1x29
Usage of who and what words
-
1x30
Final review session
