Learn to Read — Season 1, Episode 23: Review of Syllabication
Family • 30 min • 1 season, 30 episodes
Episode synopsis
Charlotte Scot tells of the long e sound that y can make at the end of long words. She gives hints on how to read three-syllable words such as handyman. Scot also introduces the oi sound in combinations oi-, -oy, -oil, -oin and -oint. Wally ""Famous"" Amos discusses the shape of handwritten words and paragraphs. In the ""Getting Along"" segment, Sylvia Glover illustrates the signs at a Post Office. Sight word: said.
About Learn to Read
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.