A surprising number of adults cannot read or read only at an
elementary school level. Friends of Literacy helps them develop
reading skills for free. The students in a classroom at the old
Knoxville High School dare to dream. They are new readers. "The
girl is jumping and kicking," one student sounded out from a
textbook. It is the only class in Knoxville for adults who can't
read. "You can't get along without being about able to read,"
Reading Specialist Sherry Johnson said. Cathy Pinnick is a
student in the class who went to high school in Michigan. "They
graduated me but they didn't help me read or anything," Cathy
Pinnick said. Later, she was diagnosed with dyslexia. "I try to
read as much as I can but some of the words get really hard and
I get frustrated and upset," she said. She's making progress.
"Every day I get a little bit better so it's working, it just
takes me a little bit more time," she said. The Friends of
Literacy offers free daytime and nighttime reading classes. The
students range from tho