Orange residents named literacy tutorsOC Register: Nov 13, 2008 by Bob West
Two Orange residents, Melvina Westfall and Carolyn Aguilar, were certified Saturday, Nov. 8 as volunteer literacy tutors for READ/Orange County after completing the required 23-hour training course.
This training has prepared them to teach reading and writing to the one out of four adults that have low or no literacy skills. They join a dedicated corps of volunteer tutors who change the lives of adults through literacy.
Westfall will tutor in the Core program component teaching reading and writing to eager adults.
Aguilar will tutor in the EL Civics program to help provide opportunities for adult non-native speakers to become better parents, workers, and community members by gaining language and literacy skills.
Marcia Tungate, READ/OC Literacy Programs administrator, said, "It is the commitment of our wonderful tutors that makes our literacy program great. When we teach someone to read, we start a ripple that affects the lives of the individual, the family, and the community. Everything we do is impacted by the ability to read."
READ/Orange County offers a comprehensive training program for adults who want to become a tutor. No prior teaching experience is necessary.
Information: READ/Orange County or 714-566-3070.
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