European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 25, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday october 25, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 11 Stetter dear Ann Landers i would like to share some information with your read ers in response to the letter from the woman whose child was not learning to read. A commission of experts Reventh t completed a report � it called becoming a or nation of  the report stressed inc need for parents to read to i hair preschool children. It also recommended thai schools use phonic Reading instruction sounding out words through the second Grade. Testimony at a Senate hearing last year indicated that Only about 15 percent of stir schools use this method. The majority use a method that requires students to memorise or guess whole words. Most children can learn to read by any method. However some children cannot learn by the whole word method no matter How intelligent they Are. Their frustration can Lead to behavioural problems. Some be come drop outs. Parents should find out what kind of instruction their school uses particularly if their children have problems Reading or if they arc told the child has a learning disability f ome children arc classified As learn ing disabled when in reality they Are suf Fering from poor teaching methods. Teachers should not be blamed because they arc also victims of poor instruction by our teacher education institutions. Our schools of education must Start training teachers properly. Parents should demand an end to this education malpractice not Only for the Sake of their children s future but for the future of our country. Edward Zorinsky . Senator dear sen. Zorinsky i asked for a comment from the head of one of be country s finest teaching institutions litre is what Orley r. Lerron the president of the National College of Edu cation in Evanston iii., said dear Ann Landers i would like to offer some words to the Mother who was concerned about her first grader s Reading instruction. She is right to be concerned. Reading is a very com plex and very important skill. But knowledgeable parents can help their children on the Road to Reading. Children need to understand inc link Between sound and letters but phonics has ils limits. Many words even simple words like give and one Are not pronounced As they re spelled. This is especially True in the English language which draws from Many other tongues. So most Reading texts for beginners include along w Ith phonics other word re cognition methods to help children learn not just How to sound Oul letters but How to understand the words they arc Reading. Parents can help. Read to your child and make the world of books come alive. Read books yourself and let him see that Reading is both important and fun. Cic him paper and Pencil to practice writ ing write notes to your child and talk to him to help build his vocabulary. Teachers we train at the National col lege of education learn the latest research on Reading As Well As practical classroom applications. Our new doctoral program in Reading is letting teachers Sec the research findings More quickly than Ever. Learning to read and teaching children to read is a Complex undertaking. But working together parents teachers and teacher educators can open the door of Reading to a new generation of children. Read cry Willro 10 rile Lon Samerie. So adj ca1 conc Junto Law pfc Max 0irtl _itietrj1, Etire cd tin Send slip Apo 09711, . Forces reminder All letters to inc editor must contain the full printed name and address of the writer and must be signed. We will with hold your name on request and protect your privacy. Job information for military retirees in Europe. I decided it would be of utmost value to other military retirees in Germany to let them know about inc local civilian person Nel offices. I retired As a first Serge and with Over 24 years of service on Jan. 31, 1984. That is when my problems started. In  i9s4, 1 Wen to the  cup in Weer Burg to put in an application for a Job. Jobs applied for were warehouse worker recreation assistant Bowling Alley assist ant manager food service worker and bar tender assistants you can Sec a variety of jobs. Unfortunately i was never referred by the local co Here in  nor the Wurzburg co. And of course in the meantime my one year limit to have Logis tic support has passed by. To make things worse my files were re moved sometime in late 1984 from Active to inactive files. Now nobody wants to take the blame and i was never informed of this action. I am Well aware How difficult it is to find a Job or be referred with All the restrictions placed on pos and retirees and i know the regulations of the nato agreement. I also applied Dirac Fly to usar Kur civilian recruitment Center and received no assistance Jan. 31, 1985. I even hand car ried my application to Heidelberg and spoke to the Retiree Branch but have not been Able to receive a Job referral. Please do not Tell me that i am not Quali fied for a Job because in the can Lime other tourists have been placed in non appropriated fund positions with the same or less qualifications than i have. As a closing word let me just say the Retiree apparently has Little benefits Here. Yes i am Here by Choice but i always thought that As a Veteran and Retiree i would not have such problems to Deal with. I do not have a work permit or a Chance to receive one due to the High unemployment rate in this area. However a Job was offered As a local National in by the co in kit Zingen. The Ever growing number of retirees in Germany and the programs available for placement Are not sufficient. The so called veterans rehabilitation program is apparently not applied in Germany because even under this program 1 was not referred. Retirees and prospective retirees should be made aware of the problem of finding employment especially when there Are school age children and you have to pay tuition for space available schooling. Angel r. Roman kit Zingen Germany editor s note l. Walker chief employment policy Branch chilian personnel division Liq Usa eur replies military retirees in Europe like other non family member . Citizens face a european unique employment system when they decide to seek work with he . Forces. The writer refers to such things As one year limit to qualify to re cite logistical support restrictions placed on co and Retiree the nato agreement tourists. In Naf positions work permit Job. As a in and the veterans rehabilitation   these comments arc evidence the writer has been informed of several components of a hiring system that is indeed different from that found in the United slates. European hiring priorities Ary Accord ing to Type space us or in Type fund ing appropriated or non appropriated funds Grade level of the position above or below gs-8 and equivalent and category of person being considered prefer pen pals we would Hoci pen pats from Over it world. And by Ioc i. � Mike cd own 74 Janiel in two. 21 Khaim Ai an Camp a a saudi Arabia National guard . Box 475114t? Riyadh kingdom of saudi Arabia enee i ligilik1 Veteran finial member tourist Rili Purily resident. Because of ii or priorities re ruin categories of persons Are considered first and some positions Are restricted to fill by certain categories of persons. This response addresses the military Retiree seek ing employment in fire pc. Rask Al k policy requires applications to he accepted from military members 60 Dii s before their separation or retirement Date. A waiver to the statutory 180-Day restriction on True appointment of military retirees must be obtained before a Retiree can be appointed. Ilo Weter this restriction does not preclude the Retiree from being considered for employment. Lion recruitment is being conducted outside the current work Force to fill a position supported by . Appropriated fund space retirees eligible for preference in employment and who Are not ordinarily resident Are considered before other Eligi Bles including family members who Are not preference eligible veterans. In the absence of qualified preference eligible veterans preference is Given to family members before other . Citizens including retirees for All non supervisory wage Grade and annual salaried positions gs-8 and below equivalent. Military retirees who become members of the civilian component in appropriated fund positions Are eligible for logistical support. Those who have not used a portion of their military return transportation entitlement Back to the United states Are eligible for living quarters allowance if employed in an appropriated fund position prior to expiration of the return transportation entitlement one year from Date of retirement. Employment in a non appropriated fund position will serve to prevent eligibility for la upon subsequent employment in an appropriated fund Job even if the military return transportation entitlement has not been used. Retirees and other non family member , citizens arc considered to be ordinarily resident if they have resided in the Host country continuously for one year or More without status As a member of the Force or civilian component As defined in the nato sofa or if they have obtained a work permit of any duration in the Host country. Ordinarily residents Are ineligible for . Appropriated fund positions because persons appointed to these positions must be employed under . Conditions and the nato sofa requires ordinarily residents to he employed under local National conditions. For  appropriated fund positions Only  and family members Tan be considered. Since the veterans preference act does not apply in titling non appropriated fund positions overseas family members Art Ghen preference in Europe when filling those that Are hourly paid and annual salaried ua-8 and below. Us a r eur policy gives preference Eli Gible Veteran family members priority Orer others. In the absence of any family Mem Bers preference eligible veterans including Elig Ibik retirees receive priority Over other persons. Military retirees who Are not ordinarily resident and who ire on regular appointments of 20 bows or More per week arc eligible for logistical sup port however they Are not eligible for la if employed in a Noo appropriated fund position. In terms of applying for employment Many jobs Are filled by civilian personnel offices. Positions not authorized to be filled by local civilian personnel offices Are a would hit our name Odded to your pan pal , Purta a Tabanao 36 gotta Babanto 21 annal Bato Anao Ledla e. Laban to 33 Nona la e. Babonjo. 24 Airport us Bdl. Bacolod City philippine i 6001 filled h the i  i i Ian recruit ment Center. The c re announces positions for which applications will he accepted and makes referrals a necessary. Persons eligible for it learns readjust ment appointments or other non compel ithe appointments can be considered for the same within the constraints of the appointment authority and the hiring priorities discussed above. Only family members without personal competitive status who recede preference in employment Are restricted to appoint ment under the sex copied schedule a appointment regardless f heir visibility under another appointment authority. According the via authority is used in Europe to the extent possible and in accordance with european hiring priorities. This response attempts to be responsive to the writer s concerns As presented in the letter to the editor. Additional information More specific to personal circumstances should be secured from a civilian personnel office specialist or from one of the More than 20 Job information centers operating at usar Kur civilian personnel offices. We appreciate the Opportunity to  vide general employment information to the military Retiree in Europe. 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