YELL HELPS SCHOOLS READING PROGRAMS

The gymnasium at the Salvation Army is one of the attractions for children to visit after school.

Twelve organizations received funding through the 1995 YELL campaign.

The Edward M. Spicer tutorial program at St. James AME Church in Cape Girardeau used its $900 grant to purchase a computer and programming to help students with word recognition and language skills.

"The new Packard Bell computer created new interest in the written word," said Juanita Spicer, coordinator of tutorial program.

Students' reading grades improved "from D to C minus, from C to B minus," Spicer said.

Schools and libraries also received funding through the 1995 YELL campaign, which is expected to raise about $20,000 this year.

The Cape Girardeau Public Library received $2,000 for its Reading is Fundamental program, while Riverside Regional Library's Scott City and Jackson branches each received $400 for a supplemental reading enrichment program for young readers, and the Jackson Public Library received $500 to help young adults improve reading, vocabulary and math skills needed for GED passage.

Cape Girardeau Vo-Tech School received $1,500 for adult literacy tutoring; May Greene, $1,000 for the Ready to Read project; Salvation Army, $1,000 for a computer and books; and L.J. Schultz School, $500 for the purchase of books for the Reading Fair.

Immaculate Conception School in Jackson received $500 to start a whole language literature-based program for kindergarten students, and Jackson's St. Paul Lutheran School received $500 for a computerized accelerated reading program.