P662 Teletext 662 Nov 2 01:30:22 ———————————————————— ADVICE ——— TEACH READING Dear Wendy I have recently taken early retirement and would like to do voluntary work with children with reading difficulties. How do I go about it? Mrs A R Sutton, London Wendy replies Contact Volunteer Reading Help, a national charity which trains volunteers to work one-to-one with children aged sex to 11. cont>>> ——————————————————————————————————1/3—— Have you lost an old pal? 675 LEARN A NEW LANGUAGE ON CD-ROM! p663 Class Keyboard Careers On-LineP662 Teletext 662 Nov 2 01:31:11 ———————————————————— ADVICE ——— TEACH READING Wendy replies: No formal teaching qualifications are needed. Volunteers are interviewed and have to supply a medical reference. If all is well, they go on a short training course and are assigned to schools which have asked for help. Each volunteer helps three children on an individual basis for half an hour twice a week. cont>>> ——————————————————————————————————2/3—— Got an education query? Write to: Wendy Berliner, Teletext, PO Box 297, London SW6 1XT Class Keyboard Careers On-LineP662 Teletext 662 Nov 2 01:29:12 ———————————————————— ADVICE ——— TEACH READING Wendy replies: You must like children, enjoy reading, have lots of patience and bj able to work four hours a week during term time VRH supply a wide range of books and games. These can be supplemented bz the school. The sessions are very informal. For details of your nearest branch contact Volunteer Reading Help, Room 438, High Holborn House, 49-51 Bedford Row, London WC1V 6RL. ——————————————————————————————————3/3—— Answers on screen only Wendy is sorry, she cannot answer personal letters. Class Keyboard Careers On-Line