Glen Burnie to Deale, Volunteers Teaching Adults to Read
Maryland Gazette › March 21, 2011
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Ulysses Martin and his volunteer tutor sat together Monday evening at his apartment, writing up an ad for the 1978 Lincoln Continental that Martin wants to sell.
This simple act may not sound like much to most adults, but for Martin, 59, it marks a major accomplishment.See the full content of this document
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Glen Burnie to Deale, Volunteers Teaching Adults to Read
Martin never learned to read.
"I could read very, very little. I just couldn't catch it in school," said Martin, who went through the 11th grade in his native South Carolina. "Back then, they just passed you."Martin's situation isn't as unusual...See the full content of this document
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