AT&T Pioneers join hands with Rockwall County Adult Literacy Program

ROCKWALL, TX (March 31, 2014) AT&T Pioneers, a volunteer organization made up of retired and active AT&T employees, and Reading For Adults (RFA), Rockwall County Library’s Adult Literacy Program led by Carol Cease, Director, recently met at the library for a special presentation.

The Pioneers gave over 300 Spanish/English and English Only dictionaries to students in the various classes including GED studies, English as a Second Language (ESL), Citizenship Preparation and Basic Literacy.  In addition, ten headsets were donated to assist the students with their on-line language tutorial program.

For over 14 years, RFALiteracy program at Rockwall County Library has provided free educational services to adults, offering classes in ESL (English as a Second Language), Citizenship, GED preparation and Adult Literacy.

Supported by The Friends of the Rockwall County Library, the RFA classes are taught by local volunteer tutors, who give hundreds of hours of instruction each year, offering morning and evening classes weekly.

The tutors, with varied business, educational, financial and technical backgrounds, follow the curriculum material selected and approved by the Literacy Program.

Cease, who has been director of the program for the past year and formerly tutored students for eight years, said that over 600 students representing 47 different countries have been involved in the program in the past fiscal year.

Enrollment for adult students has been consistently at capacity and the RFA Program has outgrown its facilities at the library. To accommodate the current number of adult students, First United Methodist Church of Rockwall, across the street from the library, has opened its doors for additional classroom space free of charge.  The Adult Literacy Program and AT&T Pioneers were introduced to one another through the efforts of J. T. Virdell, a volunteer tutor and AT&T Pioneer.

For more information about, how to make a donation or become a tutor, please contact Reading For Adults at 972-204-7705.

Submitted by Jamie Rubush, RFA.

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