Katy Libke
Teaching literacy and language skills to the disadvantaged
Granddaughter of Danish and German immigrants, Katy grew up in Washington State in a small lumber town which existed mainly by its products. At age 13 she moved to Portland OR where she completed high school, undergraduate studies earning a B.S. in Education in 1971, and her M.S. in Education with a Reading Endorsement in 1980. Katy moved to Denmark in 1985 where she worked with a volunteer team for two years.
In 1994, Katy returned to Oregon where she received training in the Spaulding phonetics method. Coached by Dr. Richard Reves, she formally launched, her own reading service in 1999 called Youth Works! which includes Reading Works! and other services for the poor and underprivileged.
While carrying on that work, Katy adopted new training methods in teaching English as a second language, and in teaching writing. Katy seeks to bring hope as well as reading, writing and other skills to disadvantaged, struggling youth, mothers and grandmothers. She typically works four evenings a week in units of 18 weeks. She looks forward to expanding her services to other communities and cities.
Community Vision International
Mailing address: P.O. Box 33286 — Portland, OR 97292-3286 USA
Telephone: 951-303-0136 or 503-253-0931 — Telefax: 951-303-0136
Web site: http://www.cvi2.org — Contact CVI²
