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Prefixes, Compound Words and Phrases, Creating a Medical Bible, Strategies #103
Job seekers prepare for filling out applications by creating personal data sheets, and singer/songwriter Phoebe Snow talks about music and the composing process. A mother creates a medical "bible" in order to document and track her chronically ill child's medical history.

• KET2 Friday, May 17 at 8:30 am EDT
• KET2 Friday, July 26 at 8:30 am EDT

Explaining Ambiguous Newspaper Headlines, Keeping a Journal, Using Transitions, Reading Books #104
Actress Kathy Bates talks about books that have been made into movies, a woman from Pittsburgh tells how she reached her goal of becoming a travel agent, the book club reads Laura Esquivel's Like Water for Chocolate, and Malik Yoba shares tips on how to keep a journal.

• KET2 Monday, May 20 at 8:30 am EDT
• KET2 Monday, July 29 at 8:30 am EDT

Suffixes, Ask the Librarian, Baby on the Way, Math Skills #105
The book club reads I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou, Agent Know How goes looking for information at the library, and Laverne helps a new father of triplets multiply his shopping list. The Lifelines segment shows how to prepare for a visit to the doctor.

• KET2 Wednesday, May 22 at 8:30 am EDT
• KET2 Wednesday, July 31 at 8:30 am EDT

How To Take a Phone Message, the Resume, Using Percentages #106
Question Man shows how to take a phone message, Laverne helps shoppers get the best deals on television sets, and pop/rock band BETTY teaches about homonyms. Job seekers learn how to write résumés, and an Indiana woman talks about going back to school as an adult so she could become a nurse.

• KET2 Friday, May 24 at 8:30 am EDT
• KET2 Friday, August 2 at 8:30 am EDT

Reading a Map, Using the Dictionary, Math: How To Find an Average #107
Olympic track star Florence Griffith Joyner introduces a segment in which skaters Tai Babalonia and Randy Gardner calculate an average. An animated segment shows how to look up a word in a dictionary, and New York artist Esperanza Cortez shares her battle with dyslexia.

• KET2 Monday, May 27 at 8:30 am EDT
• KET2 Monday, August 5 at 8:30 am EDT

How To Navigate Around the Yellow Pages, Diabetes, the Cover Letter, Deciphering the Food Label #108
Job seekers work on writing cover letters for applications, Laverne helps a shopper with diabetes get nutritional information from food labels, and "Dictionary Cinema" shows how to look up a word you don't know how to spell.

• KET2 Wednesday, May 29 at 8:30 am EDT
• KET2 Wednesday, August 7 at 8:30 am EDT

Preparing for a Public Speech, Reading to Your Children, Relationships Between Addition and Multiplication #109
Agent Know How tries out the library computer to find a book, and a father shares tips on reading to children. The book club members read Angela's Ashes and meet author Frank McCourt.

• KET2 Friday, May 31 at 8:30 am EDT
• KET2 Friday, August 9 at 8:30 am EDT

Subject-Verb Agreement, Understanding the Fine Print #110
A young couple gets advice on getting their finances under control from a credit counselor, and John Fugelsang hosts a look at the fine print on "too-good-to-be-true" credit card offers. The "Rip Off" segment looks critically at a TV ad, and author Studs Terkel reads from his book Working.

• KET2 Monday, June 3 at 8:30 am EDT
• KET2 Monday, August 12 at 8:30 am EDT

Test-Taking Tips, Using an Atlas, Understanding a Lease, the Writing Process #111
Salsa musician Rubén Blades performs some of his songs and talks about his writing process. An El Paso mother enters the Even Start program and learns ways to bring her family closer together through reading and writing. Then Question Man shares tips on taking tests.

• KET2 Wednesday, June 5 at 8:30 am EDT
• KET2 Wednesday, August 14 at 8:30 am EDT

Choosing a Dictionary, Word Meaning, Choosing a School for Your Child, Draft and Revise a Personal Greeting Card #112
Laverne helps a young man write a card to his girlfriend, parents choose a school for their child, and bluegrass singer/songwriter Hazel Dickens shares some of her music.

• KET2 Friday, June 7 at 8:30 am EDT
• KET2 Friday, August 16 at 8:30 am EDT

The Library, Metaphors and Similes, Credit Card Application, Percentages and Fractions #113
Professional women basketball players explain applications of fractions and percentages in their sport, new immigrants get advice on applying for citizenship, and Laverne helps a customer fill out an application for store credit. An Oakland woman shares how writing a letter can generate change in a community.

• KET2 Monday, June 10 at 8:30 am EDT
• KET2 Monday, August 19 at 8:30 am EDT

Writing a Letter, Foreign Words, Using a Highlighter, Reading a Map #114
A son writes an emotional letter to his estranged father, and Dictionary Cinema shows how foreign words are listed. An adult learner talks to his boss about his continuing education. LaPhonso Ellis and Alan Henderson of the NBA demonstrate how to figure out time and distance on a map when planning a trip. Also, tips on highlighting text, a pop quiz about word origins, and an explanation of the word reconcile.

• KET2 Wednesday, June 12 at 8:30 am EDT
• KET2 Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at 8:30 am EDT

Picking a Book, Using a Glossary, Making a Schedule, Journaling #115
Question Man goes to the library for books on parenting, and Laverne explains how to use a glossary to read a health insurance plan. Street Beat offers advice on figuring the tip in a restaurant, and a mother and daughter create a daily schedule. Poet Jimmy Santiago Baca shows a group of adult learners how to keep a journal. Other topics include energy consumption of appliances and the word stereotype.

• KET2 Friday, June 14 at 8:30 am EDT
• KET2 Friday, August 23, 2013 at 8:30 am EDT

Renting Versus Owning an Appliance, Time Management, Estimating a Job #116
Question Man looks at the economics of rent-to-own deals, basketball pro Olympia Scott-Richardson shows how she uses her day planner to stay organized, and actor Dennis Franz gives a tip on reading the newspaper. Laverne helps a painting contractor figure the cost of a job, and singer-songwriter Toshi Reagon writes a song on the spot. Other topics include credit card debt and the word analogy.

• KET2 Monday, June 17 at 8:30 am EDT
• KET2 Monday, August 26, 2013 at 8:30 am EDT

Buying a House, Using a Thesaurus, Reading a Utility Bill #117
A couple of first-time home buyers learn how to read a mortgage chart, Question Man works on understanding his utility bill, and Street Beat shows how to evaluate written information. Four students from California, calling themselves the Freedom Writers, use pen and paper to fight prejudice and intolerance. Also: how to use a thesaurus, a pop quiz about volunteering, and the word anomaly.

• KET2 Wednesday, June 19 at 8:30 am EDT
• KET2 Wednesday, August 28, 2013 at 8:30 am EDT

Strategies for Understanding a Difficult Newspaper Article, Percentiles and Rankings, Summarizing a Poem #118
Question Man reads the newspaper, ABC News anchor Antonio Mora hosts a report on multiple intelligences, tennis pro Zina Garrison explains percentiles and rankings, and Jimmy Santiago Baca shows a group of adult learners how to summarize a poem. Street Beat covers looking up government listings in the phone book, while other segments introduce facts about the United States Census and the word dynamics.

• KET2 Friday, June 21 at 8:30 am EDT
• KET2 Friday, August 30, 2013 at 8:30 am EDT

Learning Styles, Reading and Using the Unit Price Labels #119
Tips on how to summarize almost anything, a pop quiz about adults in college, and the word marginalized. ABC News anchor Antonio Mora reports on different learning styles, a Maryland steel worker studies for his GED, Laverne explains how to use unit price labels on store shelves, and poet Jimmy Santiago Baca talks about how he discovered the joy of language.

• KET2 Monday, June 24 at 8:30 am EDT
• KET2 Monday, September 2, 2013 at 8:30 am EDT

Understanding the Concept of Probability, Words with Multiple Meanings, a Look at Dyslexia #120
While reading a pamphlet on breast cancer, Laverne explains the basics of probability and odds. Elizabeth Daniels Squire, a novelist who is also dyslexic, talks about her work, and Antonio Mora of ABC News reports on dyslexia. Also: different meanings for the same word, how to learn and remember new words, a quiz about water and the human body, and the word genetics.

• KET2 Wednesday, June 26 at 8:30 am EDT
• KET2 Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at 8:30 am EDT

Body Works #121
Olympic medalist Marian Jones demonstrates the concept of rate, and two math-savvy Calculating Women take charge of an overweight friend's calorie counting. "Lifelines" explores smart ways to manage multiple medications, mind mentor Michael Gelb shares an innovative technique for brainstorming and retaining ideas, and Michael Beech of Third Watch offers tips for handling an emergency.

• KET2 Friday, June 28 at 8:30 am EDT
• KET2 Friday, September 6, 2013 at 8:30 am EDT

Personal Finances #122
Question Man gets financial advice from a millionaire, a teenage father gets help starting up a small lollipop business as he pursues his GED, the Calculating Women estimate and calculate their way to the perfect cell phone plan, and a federal official reveals the math behind common money scams.

• KET2 Monday, July 1 at 8:30 am EDT
• KET2 Monday, September 9, 2013 at 8:30 am EDT

The Learning Journey #123
Strategies for reading comprehension on the GED test, ratios in the kitchen with TV chef Curtis Aikens, the story of how one man left prison and low literacy behind, and a look at what happened when an entire Midwestern town read the same novel.

• KET2 Wednesday, July 3 at 8:30 am EDT
• KET2 Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at 8:30 am EDT

On the Job #124
Question Man figures out how to decipher legalese, an Appalachian man tells how he succeeded in changing careers after the end of his coal-mining days, and the Calculating Women explore strategies for building up retirement savings. "Math Behind the Arts" features a New York City subway tile artist.

• KET2 Friday, July 5 at 8:30 am EDT
• KET2 Friday, September 13, 2013 at 8:30 am EDT

Navigating the System #125
Tips on how to avoid credit card debt from the Calculating Women; a profile of a New York man who, despite a reading disability, teaches others how to pass written driver's license exams; and advice from Laverne on over-the-counter medicine labels and prescription dosages. Three Harlem Globetrotters demonstrate how to read a world map.

• KET2 Monday, July 8 at 8:30 am EDT
• KET2 Monday, September 16, 2013 at 8:30 am EDT

Family Matters #126
An African immigrant struggles to learn to read and raise a family in America, Laverne helps a young mother child-proof her home, and an African-American woman researches her family roots over the Internet and in the field. Hip-hop star Doug E. Fresh teaches parents and children how to rap while they read.

• KET2 Wednesday, July 10 at 8:30 am EDT
• KET2 Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at 8:30 am EDT

Writing #127
Question Man tackles sentence fragments in a grammatically correct dream, poet Jimmy Baca conducts a dynamic writing workshop with steelworkers, and Laverne helps a co-worker create an outline for a GED essay on disciplining children. A peek behind the scenes at the popular Bernie Mac Show looks in on a professional brainstorming session.

• KET2 Friday, July 12 at 8:30 am EDT
• KET2 Friday, September 20, 2013 at 8:30 am EDT

Express Yourself #128
Newly minted writer Kathi Wellington tells stories from her days as a steelworker, and origami artist June Sakamoto gives a geometry lesson. Parents and children interpret art and symbolism at the Philadelphia Museum, and Broadway performers from Russell Simmons' Def Poetry Jam demonstrate that writing poetry can be both literary and exuberant.

• KET2 Monday, July 15 at 8:30 am EDT
• KET2 Monday, September 23, 2013 at 8:30 am EDT

Math for Life #129
A drummer and the chorus line of Forty-Second Street demonstrate fractions in action, a carpenter shows how math is critical to her work, Mets pitcher Al Leiter illustrates the perimeter of a baseball diamond, and Laverne explains percentages and multiple markdowns for bargain hunters.

• KET2 Wednesday, July 17 at 8:30 am EDT
• KET2 Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at 8:30 am EDT

Media #130
Question Man gets the scoop from a reporter on how to read between the lines, and "Straight to the Source" looks over the shoulder of political cartoonist Don Margolies as he creates his caricatures. DC United soccer star Nick Rimando shows how he uses computers and the Internet while he's on the road, and the book club visits a special class in New York where workers learn about the history of the Depression through Dorothea Lange's celebrated photographs.

• KET2 Friday, July 19 at 8:30 am EDT
• KET2 Friday, September 27, 2013 at 8:30 am EDT

The Thesaurus, Synonyms and Antonyms, Personal Portfolio, and the Paycheck #101
Question Man uses a thesaurus to find synonyms, while Stephen Colman illustrates the use of synonyms and antonyms in slam poetry. Laverne helps a coworker figure out how much of her pay is taken out in taxes, job seekers create dossiers to help in their job hunts, a Nashville mechanic shares his experiences, and Michael Franti of Spearhead explains how he writes songs.

• KET2 Monday, July 22 at 8:30 am EDT

Apostrophes, the Library Card, Percentages, Decimals, and Probability #102
Members of the Dallas Cowboys use football to illustrate examples of decimals and percentages; Agent Know How shows how to get a library card; poet Jimmy Santiago Baca tells how he discovered the power of language while serving time in prison, then leads a writing seminar; and Question Man explains when to use apostrophes.

• KET2 Wednesday, July 24 at 8:30 am EDT